The Raymondville Bearkats will square off against the Progreso Red Ants at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Raymondville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Raymondville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Santa Rosa as they made off with a 14-0 win. The Bearkats have beaten the Warriors the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warriors has come to flipping the script.
Justin Rodriguez
| 04/08/25 @ Santa Rosa | 6 |
| 03/06/25 @ King | 5 |
| 02/28/25 vs Marine Military Academy | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs Harlingen | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Rio Hondo | 1 |
Justin Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed 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. Raymondville is undefeated when Reta posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaime Rigo Villegas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Progreso was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They came up short against Rio Hondo, falling 19-2. The Red Ants haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Raymondville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Progreso, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Everything went Raymondville's way against Progreso in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Raymondville made off with a 14-1 victory. Will the Bearkats repeat their success, or do the Red Ants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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