It was a proper cat-fight when South San Antonio challenged Santa Gertrudis Academy on Friday. The South San Antonio Bobcats were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions. Considering the Bobcats have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Angel Alvarez, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Santa Gertrudis Academy off the board.
Anthony Chavez
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On the hitting side, South San Antonio let Anthony Chavez and Matthew Escamilla run wild. Chavez went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one triple, while Escamilla scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those four RBI gave Chavez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kingston Reyes, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South San Antonio hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
South San Antonio's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Coming up, South San Antonio will venture away from home to challenge McCollum at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South San Antonio's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so McCollum's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-2 defeat against Harlingen South on the 28th.
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