Softball Recap: Southwest has no trouble against Harlandale

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 11:18am

Softball Recap: Southwest Dragons vs. Harlandale Indians

After only two runs in their last game, Southwest made sure to put some runs up on the board against Harlandale on Friday. The Southwest Dragons put the hurt on the Harlandale Indians with a sharp 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southwest.

Southwest got a massive performance out of Paris Alaquinez, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommie Betancourt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

On Harlandale's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Casarez, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Southwest's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-14. As for Harlandale, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.

Southwest will be playing at home against Southwest Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest is facing Southwest Legacy at the right time seeing as Southwest Legacy is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Harlandale, they will head out on the road to take on McCollum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McCollum is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.

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