The United South Panthers will face off against the Ray Texans at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. United South's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Ray's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
United South is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Los Fresnos just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 7-2 to the Falcons. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Roman Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
Meanwhile, Ray put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against Brenham Christian Academy.
DIEGO MORALES looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, DEREK CHAVEZ was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was AIDAN ORTIZ, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one triple.
Ray's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for United South, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
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