Harlingen South is 7-0 against Weslaco East since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Harlingen South Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Weslaco East Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Harlingen South is coming into the match hot, having won their last 19 games.
Harlingen South is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Donna (and have done all season long). Harlingen South never let Donna onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Tuesday. Give Harlingen South's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Kailee Silva made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Silva has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Silva was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Yezenia Perez was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Kara Jensen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Weslaco East earned a 4-0 win over Edcouch-Elsa on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Weslaco East.
Like Harlingen South, Weslaco East also got a great game from a two-way player: Kaylin Morales. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Morales was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Morales wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Angelica Herrera, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Harlingen South's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2. As for Weslaco East, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season.
Everything went Harlingen South's way against Weslaco East when the teams last played back in March as Harlingen South made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlingen South since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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