Mercedes has gone 8-2 against Weslaco East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Mercedes Tigers face off against Weslaco East Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mercedes' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Donna 15-0. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won six contests in a row.
Aleeyah Sierra
| 03/21/25 @ Donna | 4 |
| 03/14/25 @ Lopez | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Donna North | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs Veterans Memorial | 1 |
Aleeyah Sierra made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kristine Garcia was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Rhianna Sierra was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Mercedes kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Donna only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, Weslaco East entered their tilt with Pace on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Vikings.
Like Mercedes, Weslaco East also got a great game from a two-way player: Aubrey Zuniga. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Zuniga was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Alanah Bautista and Avery Cavazos did most of the damage at the plate: Bautista went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double, while Cavazos went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that Cavazos launched this season. Another player making a difference was Sydni Morales, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Weslaco East pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Mercedes, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
