Donna is 0-6 against Weslaco East since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Donna Redskins will look to defend their home field against the Weslaco East Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Weslaco East took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Donna, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Donna beat Mercedes 5-2.
Ronnie Bocanegra made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Bocanegra has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bocanegra was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Bocanegra wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Juan Garza, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Weslaco East pushed their score to 11 the last time they played Edcouch-Elsa, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. Weslaco East fell just short of Edcouch-Elsa by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Weslaco East couldn't push the score so high this time.
Donna's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for Weslaco East, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Donna suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Weslaco East in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Donna, Antonio Balboa (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) 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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