The Floresville Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Uvalde Coyotes/Lobos (for girls) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Floresville has five straight victories, Uvalde has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Floresville was able to grind out a solid win over Pearsall, taking the game 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for Floresville as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Jolyn Perez, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ileana Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Uvalde had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Pearsall on Tuesday.
Sienna Mirelez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off nine hits. Mirelez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mirelez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Longoria, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Floresville's win bumped their record up to 11-7-1. As for Uvalde, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Floresville took their victory against Uvalde in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Floresville repeat their success, or does Uvalde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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