Baseball Preview: Harlingen South Hawks vs. Veterans Memorial Chargers
The Harlingen South Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harlingen South is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Veterans Memorial is hoping to do on Tuesday what Edcouch-Elsa couldn't on Friday: put an end to Harlingen South's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Harlingen South came out on top against Edcouch-Elsa by a score of 7-3.
Ayden Medrano made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Medrano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Medrano was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Colby Martinez and AJ Serna did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Serna scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was D'Angelo Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their 19-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Porter.
Veterans Memorial also got a good showing from Victor Beltran, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Veterans Memorial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Jimenez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Harlingen South is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. As for Veterans Memorial, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-3-2.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Harlingen South hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. However, it's not like Veterans Memorial struggles in that department as they've averaged .363. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Harlingen South came up short against Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Harlingen South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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