It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Benito can now relate to. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears on Thursday. San Benito has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's part, Arianna Hernandez made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aubrey Garza was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Arianna Lugo, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
San Benito's loss dropped their record down to 10-14-2. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, they pushed their record up to 25-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
While San Benito had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Friday.
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