Harlingen South stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Mercedes Tigers onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Harlingen South as they're now sitting on 13 straight.
Lexi Sandoval and Amira Rodriguez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sandoval struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Rodriguez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Sandoval scored two runs and stole two bases, while Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Yezenia Perez was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin Mata, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Harlingen South pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.6 runs per game. As for Mercedes, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harlingen South will take on Edcouch-Elsa at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mercedes, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Donna at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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