With a playoff game on the line, Harlingen South rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Leander Lions by a score of 10-7. Harlingen South's victory was all the more impressive since Leander was averaging only 4.1 runs allowed on the season.
Lexi Sandoval and Amira Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sandoval tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rodriguez struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. At bat, Sandoval scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaylin Mata, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Yezenia Perez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Harlingen South's win bumped their record up to 32-4. As for Leander, their loss dropped their record down to 35-7.
Harlingen South will have a chance to go back-to-back against Leander: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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