Baseball Game Preview: Alexander Bulldogs vs. Harlingen Cardinals

The Alexander Bulldogs will take on the Harlingen Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alexander's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Harlingen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Alexander is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against San Marcos by a score of 7-3.

Meanwhile, Harlingen entered their tilt with Edinburg on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 5-0 shutout.

Alexander has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Harlingen, they pushed their record up to 15-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.