Edinburg North hasn't had much luck against San Benito recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cougars will challenge the Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Edinburg North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Edinburg North proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 17) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Zapata a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since February 28th.
Not much got past Destany Bermudez, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Zapata off the board. Bermudez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, San Benito made sure to put some runs up on the board against Pioneer on Monday. The Greyhounds were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Diamondbacks. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Edinburg North is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for San Benito, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-11-1.
Edinburg North suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to San Benito in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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