It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McAllen can now relate to. They fell just short of the Harlingen South Hawks by a score of 5-4 on Friday. McAllen's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Harlingen South's part, their win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Ruiz, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Joaquin Torralba, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
McAllen's defeat dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Harlingen South, their victory bumped their record up to 20-9-2.
While McAllen had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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