United South hasn't had much luck against Eagle Pass recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Panthers will challenge the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. United South has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Wednesday. United South came up short against Medina Valley, falling 21-3. United South has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Andrea Guerrero was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eagle Pass had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Longhorns as they made off with a 12-1 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Eagle Pass also got a great performance from Sofia Torres as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Torres has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Krysta Ruiz was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Michelle Torralba was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Eagle Pass always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as United only posted an OBP of .280.
Eagle Pass' victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for United South, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15-1.
United South might still be hurting after the 15-1 defeat they got from Eagle Pass in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
