The Valley View Tigers will be playing at home against the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Friday, Valley View had just enough and edged Vela out 2-1. The victory was just what Valley View needed coming off of an 8-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Juan Castillo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kanyel Diaz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hector Ortiz was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Sharyland can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against McAllen Memorial and snuck past 5-4.
Sharyland saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fabrizio Salinas, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Valley View has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8-2 record this season. As for Sharyland, their win bumped their record up to 13-6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valley View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sharyland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Valley View couldn't quite finish off Sharyland in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 7-5. Thankfully for Valley View, Cole Gerlach (who struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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