Baseball Preview: Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets vs. Harlingen South Hawks
Edcouch-Elsa is 0-3 against Harlingen South since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the Harlingen South Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Edcouch-Elsa unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 11-8 to Weslaco East.
Alec Salazar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Barco, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Harlingen South narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Porter 3-2.
Harlingen South's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Ruiz, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Edcouch-Elsa's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14-2. As for Harlingen South, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season.
Edcouch-Elsa came up short against Harlingen South in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Edcouch-Elsa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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