Softball Preview: Melissa Cardinals vs. Harlingen South Hawks
The Melissa Cardinals will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Harlingen South Hawks at 1:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Melissa: 1.4, Harlingen South: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Melissa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Lake Belton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-0.
Not much got past Alex Starr, who gave up just four hits to keep Lake Belton off the board. Starr has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Caigan Crabtree was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Amariee Bradford, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Harlingen South entered their tilt with Aledo with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bearcats a 1-0 shutout on Friday.
Melissa is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 37-2-1 record this season. As for Harlingen South, their win bumped their record up to 36-4.
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