The Los Fresnos Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Raymondville Bearkats at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Los Fresnos has three straight wins, Raymondville has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Los Fresnos proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Rio Hondo. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since February 14th.
The team relied heavily on Alexis Perez, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Harmony Moore, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Raymondville lost 15-4 to Edinburg North on Saturday.
Raymondville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Raymondville's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Los Fresnos, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-1.
Raymondville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Los Fresnos has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .458. It's a different story for Raymondville, though, as they've only averaged .277. Will they be able to contain Los Fresnos' hitters?
Los Fresnos took their win against Raymondville in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Los Fresnos since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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