Baseball Recap: Edinburg North Cougars vs. Economedes Jaguars
Edinburg North can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Economedes Jaguars 6-4. That's more bragging rights for Edinburg North, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Armani Acevedo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Acevedo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Silva Joel was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Economedes' side, John Carreon was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Edinburg North's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-19-1. As for Economedes, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season.
Edinburg North will be playing at home against La Joya at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in La Joya's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Economedes, they will head out on the road to face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Economedes surely won't give up without a fight.
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