The La Feria Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Calallen Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Feria will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Port Isabel, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. La Feria came out on top against Port Isabel by a score of 8-3 on Tuesday.
Andruw Rivera made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Michael Gomez and Conrad Flores did most of the damage at the plate: Gomez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Flores scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Efrain Figueroa, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Calallen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Reagan on Saturday and snuck past 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Blake Quinn, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
La Feria's record is now 7-8-2. As for Calallen, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-8.
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