Softball Preview: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. Mercedes Tigers
Veterans Memorial is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mercedes is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Veterans Memorial Chargers will take on the Mercedes Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, while Veterans Memorial put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Donna North. Everything went Veterans Memorial's way against Donna North as Veterans Memorial made off with an 18-0 win.
Veterans Memorial got a massive performance out of Itzel Rodriguez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mia Gonzalez, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mercedes got the win against Weslaco East on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-1.
Veterans Memorial's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-9. As for Mercedes, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season.
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