Baseball Recap: San Benito Greyhounds vs. Harlingen Cardinals
San Benito won the last time they faced Harlingen, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the San Benito Greyhounds' way against the Harlingen Cardinals as the San Benito Greyhounds made off with a 15-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for San Benito.
Angelo Villareal made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Villareal has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Villareal was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Mando Garcia was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Justin Montemayor was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
San Benito has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Harlingen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Benito will face off against Los Fresnos at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (San Benito: 3.5, Los Fresnos: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Harlingen, they will head out on the road to challenge Rivera at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rivera is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Harlingen will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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