Baseball Recap: Weslaco Panthers vs. Rivera Raiders
In what's become a running theme this season, Weslaco gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let the Rivera Raiders onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Weslaco.
Not much got past Diego Castillo, who gave up just five hits to keep Rivera off the board. Castillo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Everitt, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Gael Villareal, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
Weslaco pushed their record up to 16-8-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Rivera, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-15-1 record this season.
Weslaco will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rivera: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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