Preview: Harlingen vs. San Benito
Harlingen is 10-0 against San Benito since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Harlingen Cardinals will look to defend their home pitch against the San Benito Greyhounds at 8:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harlingen has nine straight victories, San Benito has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Harlingen put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hanna a 4-0 shutout. Harlingen's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last nine matchups.
They hit Hanna with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Grace Reed,
Naeori Resendez,
Camila Hernandez, and
Emma Duarte.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for San Benito's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hanna on Friday.
Harlingen pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those seven matches. As for San Benito, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12-1.
Everything went Harlingen's way against San Benito when the teams last played on February 9th as Harlingen made off with a 5-0 win. Does Harlingen have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Benito turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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