The McAllen Memorial Mustangs will face off against the McAllen Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in McAllen Memorial's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while McAllen has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, it was close, but McAllen Memorial sidestepped Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North for a 2-1 win.
McAllen Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emilio Preza, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, McAllen didn't have quite enough to beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Jared Lin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Another was Sean Lara, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
McAllen Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for McAllen, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17-3.
McAllen Memorial took their win against McAllen in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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