Baseball Preview: Weslaco East Wildcats vs. Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets
Weslaco East and Edcouch-Elsa are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Weslaco East Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, it was close, but Weslaco East sidestepped Harlingen South for a 9-8 win. The victory was just what Weslaco East needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior match.
The team relied heavily on Andy Rodriguez, who went 4-for-4 with six RBI and two doubles. Randy Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Edcouch-Elsa had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 7-1 win.
Weslaco East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Edcouch-Elsa, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-14-1.
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