Mission is 1-9 against Edinburg since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mission Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Edinburg Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Mission came up short against La Joya and fell 10-6. Mission has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Edinburg fell victim to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Bears.
Mission's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Edinburg, they dropped their record down to 8-17-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Mission might still be hurting after the 11-4 defeat they got from Edinburg in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edinburg's Leonel Kalifa, who struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Mission knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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