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| 03/02/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 03/02/24 - Neutral | 7-1 W |
| 03/02/19 - Neutral | 5-1 W |
Weslaco East has gone a perfect 3-0 against Laredo LBJ recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Weslaco East Wildcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Laredo LBJ Wolves at 2:00 p.m. Laredo LBJ took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Weslaco East, who comes in off a win.
Weslaco East's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pace with a sharp 11-0 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Eduardo Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Antonio Solis and Jayden Del Villar did most of the damage at the plate: Solis scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Del Villar scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Andres Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Weslaco East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pace only posted an OBP of .000.
Meanwhile, Laredo LBJ didn't have quite enough to beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on Friday and fell 7-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Enrique Loyola was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Leonardo Alvarez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Laredo LBJ's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Weslaco East, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Weslaco East came out on top in a nail-biter against Laredo LBJ when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will Weslaco East repeat their success, or does Laredo LBJ have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
