The Harlingen South Hawks will be playing at home against the Leander Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Harlingen South: 1.4, Leander: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Harlingen South heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They fell just short of Leander by a score of 3-2.
Lexi Sandoval put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Sandoval was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Sandoval wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kara Jensen, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Harlingen South was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of 12 games) when they post three or more doubles.
Harlingen South's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 31-4. As for Leander, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 35-5.
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