Eagle Pass Lady Eagles play Edinburg North Lady Cougars in Area Championship

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

The high flying Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles Softball Team will play the potent Edinburg North High School Lady Cougars for the Area Championship in a best of three series during Friday-Saturday, May 8-9, 2015 at the Laredo Independent School District Zachry Softball Field in Laredo, Texas.

The first game is scheduled on Friday, May 8th, at 8 P.M. while the second game is scheduled for Saturday, May 9th, at 3 P.M., and, if necessary, a third game will follow 30 minutes after game 2.

The Lady Eagles enter the Area-round playoffs with a record of 21-9 overall in the season while the Edinburg North Lady Cougars have an overall record of 22-4. The Lady Eagles are under the leadership of Head Coach Oscar Ruiz.

On defense, the Lady Eagles will count on standout senior southpaw pitcher Krystal De La Cruz and Amanda Appleton to shut down the Lady Cougars’ potent batters.

On offense, the Lady Eagles will rely on Melanie Mendoza, Sairah Gonzalez, Heather Ruiz, Dariela Velasquez, Nina Flores, Miryam Salinas, Lysandra Gonzalez, Krystal De La Cruz, and Amanda Appleton’s bats to ring up runs on the score board.

The Lady Eagles shut out the McAllen High School Lady Bulldogs 10-0 last week in Bi-District to advance to the Area Championship against the Lady Cougars.

Eagle Pass softball aficionados are invited to attend the Lady Eagles Area Championship series against the Edinburg North Lady Cougars in Laredo, Texas and support them on to victory.

The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles on their District 29-6A and Bi-District Championships and wishes them the best of luck against the Edinburg North Lady Cougars in the Area Championship. Go Lady Eagles Go!