Baseball Recap: Raymondville Wins Going Away Against Santa Rosa

Bearkats

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Santa Rosa	14
02/28/25 vs Donna North	14
03/25/25 @ Progreso	13
03/21/25 vs Santa Rosa	10
02/17/25 vs La Villa	10

While Raymondville put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Santa Rosa. The Bearkats were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over the Warriors. Considering the Bearkats have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Justin Rodriguez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noel Reta, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Raymondville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jaime Rigo Villegas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Raymondville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Santa Rosa, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-11.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Raymondville is set to challenge their familiar foe Progreso at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Santa Rosa will take on rival Lyford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.