Baseball Recap: Weslaco East Wildcats vs. Lopez Lobos
After flying high against Donna last Friday, Weslaco East came back down to earth. The Weslaco East Wildcats fell just short of the Lopez Lobos by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. Weslaco East has not had much luck with Lopez recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Eduardo Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Weslaco East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tony Solis, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Lopez's side, Hector Arellano was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Arellano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Arellano was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Mando San Miguel was incredible, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Weslaco East's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10. As for Lopez, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
While Weslaco East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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