The Medina Valley Panthers will face off against the Laredo LBJ Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Medina Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Medina Valley beat Eagle Pass 4-1.
Alyssa Montez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Montez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Montez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Vallejo, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Laredo LBJ suffered their closest loss since February 24, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of United South by a score of 12-10.
Medina Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.14 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. Laredo LBJ dropped their record down to 14-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Medina Valley's way against Laredo LBJ in their previous matchup on March 4th, as Medina Valley made off with a 15-0 win. Will Medina Valley repeat their success, or does Laredo LBJ has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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