South Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their tough 11-1 loss to the Dobie Longhorns might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Houston of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
South Houston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Even though they lost, South Houston didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
South Houston's loss dropped their record down to 6-16-1. As for Dobie, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-3 record this season.
While South Houston 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 at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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