Harlingen South had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets. That's more bragging rights for Harlingen South, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ayden Medrano made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Medrano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Medrano was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Harlingen South let Colby Martinez and AJ Serna loose on the outfield. 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. D'Angelo Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Edcouch-Elsa's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Barco, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Harlingen South has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. As for Edcouch-Elsa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-16-2.
Harlingen South will head out on the road to take on Veterans Memorial 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. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Donna at 7:00 p.m.
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