United is 2-8 against Eagle Pass since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Longhorns will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for United after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Medina Valley.
Hector Cadena made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Juan Suarez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, while Eagle Pass put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Alexander. The Eagles walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Not much got past Aquiles Garcia, who gave up just eight hits to keep Alexander off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DJ Aranda, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Eagle Pass: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of David Hernandez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Eagle Pass now has a winning record of 10-9-2. As for United, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12-1.
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