Vela has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McAllen Memorial took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Vela, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Vela gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest 16-1. 16 seems to be a good number for Vela as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Katherine Contreras was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Morales, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for McAllen Memorial's offense. They fell victim to a tough 16-0 loss at the hands of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Friday. The shutout was out of character for McAllen Memorial seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Vela's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for McAllen Memorial, they dropped their record down to 1-7-1 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Vela was able to grind out a solid victory over McAllen Memorial in their previous meeting back in February, winning 11-7. Will Vela repeat their success, or does McAllen Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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