BEEVILLE, Texas — The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions held off Banquete 3-1 in game one of the UIL 3A Regional Quarterfinals on Thursday.
Banquete opened up scoring in the second inning, but the Lions pulled away for good with 2 runs in the third innings. Tony DeLaCruz doubled on a 3-2 count and Adin Ruiz hit an RBI single.
Ruiz was the winning pitcher. He allowed 7 hits and 1 run over 7 innings pitched, while striking out 6 batters.
Game 2 is Saturday at 3 p.m. in Alice.
