Greyhounds set for Bi-district clash with Edinburg Vela

By PETE BANDA
Special to the NEWS

The San Benito Greyhounds are headed to the playoffs for the second straight year after compiling their most total wins in over a decade. The team ended with a 9-5 district mark; good enough for third place in District 32-6A and sets up a best-of-three- playoff series with the Edinburg Vela Sabercats (20-8, 13-3) over the weekend.

The Greyhounds will be hoping for a different fate than the Lady ’Hounds softball squad, who were bounced in the first round after falling 1-0 to the PSJA North Lady Raiders. Though the Lady ’Hounds did better than most expected – PSJA North was riding a 17 game winning streak – the Greyhounds are ultimately hoping to emerge victorious in their Bi-District championship bout.

The Sabercats have been phenomenal all season, winning over 71% of their games, but they’ve been arguably the best team in the Valley since mid March. Vela has won 12 straight games and 14 of their last 15 while putting up a whopping 172 runs over that span.

The team has no glaring weaknesses as six different players finished with at least a .300 batting average and one home run while their top three pitchers finished with a 17-2 record.

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