Harlandale fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Southwest Legacy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Southwest Legacy Titans by a score of 23-22. One positive for the Indians, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Jalyn Plata
| 02/28/25 vs Southwest Legacy | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Martin | 2 |
| 02/13/25 @ Roma | 2 |
| 04/02/24 vs Southwest Legacy | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Jefferson | 1 |
Jalyn Plata stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-7. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three). Jasmin Salazar was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Harlandale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 23 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.6.
This is the second loss in a row for Harlandale and nudges their season record down to 6-5. Sadly, the team can't blame their woes on tough opposition, as that stretch included 2-7 Southwest Legacy and 2-7 Winn. As for Southwest Legacy, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Coming up, Harlandale will head out to challenge McCollum at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McCollum is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Southwest Legacy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Winn at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest Legacy has given up an average of 14.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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