Lady Mavericks host Lady Eagles in District 29-5A season finale
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks softball team will host the District 29-5A Champions Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles in the
district season finale for both teams before the state playoffs in their 18th encounter on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 7 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center Softball Field.
The C. C. Winn Lady Mavericks are currently in fourth place in District 29-5A and need a win over the Lady Eagles to secure the fourth place District 29-5A state playoff spot while a loss will leave their fate to Laredo United South Lady Panthers losing to Laredo LBJ Lady Wolves on Tuesday, April 15th, in Laredo.
The Lady Mavericks will be the home team on Tuesday, April 15th, and will rely on their standout pitching tandem of Amberly Garza and Brittany Perez to attempt to silence the mighty Lady Eagles bats while the Lady Mavericks defense led by standout shortstop Ariana Ruiz, third baseman Ronnie Valdez, second baseman Cassandra Flores, first baseman Lesly Salinas, catcher Lorena Sanchez, and outfielders Natalie Garcia, Alyssa Lopez, and Giselle Cerda will seek to play errorless defense to stop the explosive Lady Eagles offense from scoring. On offense, the Lady Mavericks will have to face standout Lady Eagles southpaw hurler Krystal De La Cruz and find ways to get basehits and score runs against her and the tough Lady Eagles defense.
The Lady Eagles are the visiting team and will count on their stellar offense and defense to gain their second district win over the Lady Mavericks relying on standout shortstop Sandra Mendoza, third baseman Nina Flores, second baseman Melanie Mendoza, first baseman Samantha Fuentes, catcher Claudia Cruz, and outfielders Monica Flores, Krystal Perez, and Vivian Ramirez to stifle the potent Lady Mavericks from scoring. Lady Eagles ace pitcher Krystal De La Cruz will seek her 12th District 29-5A win this season against the Lady Mavericks.
The Lady Eagles edged the Lady Mavericks 5-3 in their first district game this season on March 18th. Tuesday’s game should be another exciting game between the two Eagle Pass softball teams. This game will be the last District meeting between the two local teams as the Lady Mavericks are moving to a new district next year while the Lady Eagles are staying in the same district. Both teams will continue to play each other in the future as non-district games.
This historic District rivalry between the Lady Mavericks and Lady Eagles commenced seven years ago on March 14, 2007 during C. C. Winn High School’s first year (2006-2007) as a full-fledge high school in a memorable game won by the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles 7-0 as former standout Lady Eagle pitcher Alexa C. Calderon hurled a no-hitter against the Lady Mavericks and their ace pitcher Kathy Sanchez. Only a Lady Eagle error denied Calderon from hurling a perfect game on that historic date.
Eagle Pass softball fans are encouraged and invited to attend the Lady Mavericks and Lady Eagles final District softball contest between them in the immediate future as both teams will play their best and exhibit great sportsmanship.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates all the senior players of both the Lady Mavericks and Lady Eagles for their dedication and commitment demonstrated during their varsity softball careers and wishes both teams the best in the state playoffs.
