Rivera dropped their record down to 18-6 on Friday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They fell 7-4 to the Weslaco East Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-4 on Tuesday.
Raul Reyes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Enrique Rey, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Weslaco East, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-5. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.4 runs.
On Weslaco East's side, the team relied heavily on James Abrego, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Abrego a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcelo Zavala, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Rivera nor Weslaco East have any future games scheduled.
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