Rio Hondo entered their matchup against La Feria on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bobcats fell just short of the Lions by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-2 back in March.
Abigail Atkinson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Rebekah Zuniga also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Rio Hondo's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for La Feria, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rio Hondo will venture away from home to take on Progreso at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bobcats are facing the Red Ants at the right time seeing as the Red Ants are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for La Feria, they are taking a road trip to challenge Veterans Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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