The home team had come away the winner the last four times United and Eagle Pass had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Longhorns fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Ramon De Alba spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, United saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Guerra, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
United's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Eagle Pass, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. United will face off against rival Laredo LBJ at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Eagle Pass is set to square off against their familiar foe United South at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.3, the Panthers 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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