Baseball Game Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders vs. Rivera Raiders

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North will square off against Rivera on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North 1.9, Rivera 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo by a score of 5-2.

Weslaco East hit Rivera with a four-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders fell 7-4 to the Wildcats. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Raul Reyes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Enrique Rey, who went 2-for-3 with one run.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Rivera, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.