The Harlingen South Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Porter Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harlingen South has four straight wins, Porter has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Harlingen South proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Harlingen 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Josh Ruiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Garza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Isaiah Olivares was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Harlingen South kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Porter lost 11-4 to Weslaco East on Friday.
Harlingen South's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Porter, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Harlingen South came out on top in a nail-biter against Porter in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team 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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