The South Grand Prairie Warriors will be playing at home against the Highland Park Scots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Grand Prairie: 3.6, Highland Park: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Grand Prairie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Highland Park a 1-0 shutout.
Jonathan Mendez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Grand Prairie saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richard De La Garza, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South Grand Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 21-9-1. As for Highland Park, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-15-1.
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