For the second straight game, Laredo LBJ will face off against United South. The Wolves will head out to take on the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Laredo LBJ is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Monday just wasn't the day for Laredo LBJ's offense. They fell just short of United South by a score of 2-0 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by exactly two runs.
Jorge Figueroa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.
On the hitting side, Laredo LBJ saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Gongora, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double was Gongora's first of the season.
United South is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Laredo LBJ, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
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