On Friday, everything went the Weslaco East Wildcats's way against the Donna North Chiefs as the Weslaco East Wildcats made off with a 9-3 victory.
Eduardo Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Weslaco East let Jayden Del villar and Ryan Escamilla loose on the outfield. Del villar scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Escamilla scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Donna North's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Weslaco East's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7-1. As for Donna North, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11-1.
Weslaco East will head out on the road to face off against Mercedes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Weslaco East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mercedes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Donna North, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Edcouch-Elsa at 5:30 p.m. Edcouch-Elsa hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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