Weslaco East dropped their record down to 21-5 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 16-1 to the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Wildcats, who until this contest were averaging 3.38 runs allowed.
Weslaco East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aleydi Lopez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, the win was the 27th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 28-2. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.4 runs.
On Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's side, they got a great performance from Meredith Cavazos as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Cavazos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Parker Malone and Desi Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Malone got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Garcia went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Malone is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Zepeda, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
While Weslaco East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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