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And then there were four.
The San Benito Lady ’Hounds, just one of only four Valley softball clubs remaining in the state playoffs, will hit the road this weekend.
San Benito (29-2) will take on 29-5A champion Eagle Pass (28-6) in a Class 5A regional quarterfinal best-of-three series. All games will be played at the United ISD Student Activity Center in Laredo. Game 1 is set for Friday night at 8 p.m. Game 2 is slated for Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. with a third game (if necessary) to be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 2.
The Lady ’Hounds sport a perfect 4-0 record in the playoffs courtesy of series sweeps of Brownsville Hanna and Edinburg North to ease into the third round.
“We know them well since we’ve played them before,” Lady ’Hound coach Elias Martinez said of Eagle Pass over the weekend. “We don’t know this year’s team that well, but we’ve got a week to prepare for them.”
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Congratulations Lady Hounds and coaching staff, you are awesome. You make our community very proud. Good Luck, beat O’Conner!!!!!
That is correct, Lady Hounds will now take on San Antonio O’Connor, ranked #4 in state in latest Coach’s Poll. Lady Hounds ranked 10th in State, & climbing. Dang, look at them big schools in Top 10, Lady Hounds making a huge nane for themselves, & our city. We are very proud of you team.
Class 5A
1. Pearland, defeated Galena Park and Cy Falls. Next opponent: Brazoswood
2. Houston Cy Fair, d. Alief Taylor and Houston Memorial. Next opponent: Katy Cinco Ranch
3. Deerpark, defeated Dobie and Fort Bend Bush. Next opponent: Manvel
4.
San Antonio O’Connor, defeated Steele and San Marcos. Next opponent: New Braunfels Canyon
5. Katy Cinco Ranch, defeated Houston Chavez and Cy Woods. Next opponent: Houston Cy Fair
6. Lubbock Coronado, defeated El Paso Bel Air and Southlake Carroll. Next opponent: Richland
7. The Woodlands, defeated Spring and Austin Westlake. Next opponent: Atascocita
8. Kingwood, defeated A&M Consolidated and Pflugerville. Next opponent: Klein Collins
9. Flower Mound, defeated Grapevine and Belton. Next opponent: Marcus
10. San Benito, defeated Hanna and Edinburg North. Next opponent: Eagle Pass
@ DelaSera: LadyHounds will play SA O’Connor next
I am here in Laredo and it is raining hard. We win game one as the storm stopped the game in the 6th with the Lady’s up 2-0. We dont know where next games will be played as it has rained here for over 2 hours. Hope the valley gets some of this rain,
How are the Lady Hounds doing in game 2. Please let me know.
Go Lady Hounds! I will be there to cheer yall on.
LADY HOUNDS…WE ARE PROUD OF YOU…YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE FOR A REASON…SO LET’S MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY……THE BEST OF LUCK….LET’S ROCK…CLASS OF ‘ 63 GRAD IN SAN ANTO…
GOOD LUCK LADY HOUNDS!!! I am sad that I will miss the games. Have a safe trip there and back. God Bless