Softball Recap: Harlingen South Snags 12th Victory in Last 13 Games

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Donna	19
03/18/25 vs Donna North	18
04/17/25 @ Donna North	17
02/11/25 @ Rivera	16
03/11/25 vs Donna	15

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harlingen South had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vela Sabercats an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Lexi Sandoval and Kailee Silva made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sandoval didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Silva tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sandoval has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances. At the plate, Sandoval went 1-for-3 with two runs, while Silva went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI.

In other batting news, Jaylin Mata was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Georgia Chapa was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.

Harlingen South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Vela, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Harlingen South beat the Sabercats by a score of 9-3 on Friday.