Harlingen owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Edinburg Bobcats 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Harlingen.
Not much got past Jace Kushner, who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Edinburg off the board. Kushner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jose Medina, who went 1-for-1 with three stolen bases.
On Edinburg's side, Leonel Kalifa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Edinburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Edinburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Harlingen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Edinburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13-1 record this season.
Harlingen will face off against Weslaco at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Edinburg, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Rivera at 7:00 p.m. Rivera's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Edinburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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