Edinburg North is 1-9 against Weslaco since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Edinburg North Cougars will be playing at home against the Weslaco Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Weslaco took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Edinburg North, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Edinburg North had just enough and edged Hanna out 2-1. The win was just what Edinburg North needed coming off of a 15-6 loss in their prior contest.
Martinez Miguel was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Miguel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miguel was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a double.
Miguel wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Villarreal Luis, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Weslaco came up short against Economedes on Wednesday and fell 11-7. Weslaco has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Stone Gomez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Edinburg North's victory bumped their record up to 4-14-1. As for Weslaco, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant sluggers against one another: Miguel and John Reyna. Miguel has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages has an ERA of 3.07 over 26.4 innings pitched. For his part, Reyna has averaged has slashed 0.407/0.485/0.481 for 5 RBI.
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