Preview: Harlingen South Hawks vs. Mercedes Tigers
The Harlingen South Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Mercedes Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Harlingen South sitting on nine straight victories and Mercedes on four.
Harlingen South put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Veterans Memorial onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. That's two games straight that Harlingen South has won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Mercedes put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Edcouch-Elsa as Mercedes made off with a 10-0 victory.
Harlingen South's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Mercedes, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season.
Harlingen South took their victory against Mercedes in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 11-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlingen South since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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