Del Valle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pflugerville Panthers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since February 27th.

Jordan Garcia
| 02/21/26 @ Crockett | 3 |
| 04/11/26 @ Pflugerville | 2 |
| 02/24/26 vs Belton | 2 |
| 02/20/26 @ Lockhart | 1 |
Del Valle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Garcia, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases. Garcia has become a key player for the Cardinals: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-16 otherwise.
Del Valle's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Pflugerville, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Del Valle and Pflugerville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Cardinals will face off against Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (867 vs. 188). Meanwhile, Pflugerville (ranked 540th) will meet Weiss (ranked 117th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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