Roundup of Upper and Mid-Valley bi-district playoff games from Friday, May 6:
CLASS 6A
Laredo Alexander 12, Mission High 0: At Zapata, the Eagles’ season came to an end at the hand of regional power Alexander.
The Eagles finish the season 11-12.
Edinburg North 7, Brownsville Hanna 2: At Edinburg North, the Cougars took Game 1 of their best-of-three bi-district series. Games 2 and 3 move to Brownsville today.
Laredo United 2, McAllen High 1: At Unitrade Stadium in Laredo, the Bulldogs rallied to tie the game 1-1 in the seventh inning, but fell in extra innings in Game 1 of their best-of-three series.
Del Rio 5, La Joya 2: In Laredo, the Coyotes fell in Game 1 of their bi-district playoff series.
Eagle Pass 5, La Joya Palmview 3: At Laredo, the Eagles finally overcame the Lobos in the 11th inning, taking Game 1 of their best-of-three series.
CLASS 5A
Mercedes 3, Mission Veterans Memorial 1: At Mercedes, the Tigers took Game 1 of the best-of-3 series, handing junior ace Noel Vela just his second defeat this season.
Oliver Closner pitched Mercedes to a win and also had a solo home run. The Tigers had not seen a left-handed pitcher much of this season, but found success against Vela.
“We had a lefty pitch to us all week and we put the machine out to simulate his pitching style,” coach Armando Reyes said. “We got some hits a couple of times and we got some breaks offensively. They misplayed some balls and we took advantage.”
Valley View 7, Edcouch-Elsa 3: At Valley View, Aaron Rodriguez struck out eight in five innings to advance the Tigers to the area round of the playoffs with their one-game bi-district win over the Yellowjackets.
Chezzarre Gonzalez went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and pitched two innings of relief, striking out five. Jarod Ornelas went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Valley View improved to 17-8. Edcouch-Elsa finishes its season 12-10.
Edinburg Vela 11, Donna North 3: At Donna, the SaberCats took Game 1 of their series with ease at Donna North.
Roma 4, PSJA High 2: At Roma, the Gladiators took care of their home field by winning Game 1 of their series against the Bears.
CLASS 4A
Orange Grove 6, Hidalgo 5: The Pirates fell in Game 1 of their best-of-three series. Hidalgo led 4-2 after the fourth inning before the Bulldogs rallied. Games 2 and, if necessary, 3 are today in Calallen.
Sinton 6, Grulla 2: Despite a strong pitching performance from junior Luis Martinez, the Gators fell in Game 1 of their best-of-three series.
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