Baseball Recap: Southside Finds Home Field Redemption Against Harlandale

There's no place like home for Southside, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Harlandale Indians by a score of 7-2 on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 8-7 back in March.

Aiden Garcia

Stolen Base (Career)

04/24/25 vs Harlandale	3
04/17/25 vs South San Antonio	2
04/10/25 @ Jay	2
04/12/25 vs Canyon	1
03/08/25 vs LEE	1

Aiden Garcia made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Southside is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 10-12 otherwise. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Trey Gonzalez was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Huizar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

Southside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harlandale only posted a batting average of .120.

Southside's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-13. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Harlandale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Southside will take on rival Winn at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Harlandale is set to face off against their familiar foe South San Antonio at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.