Highland Park and South Grand Prairie squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Highland Park had to settle for second. They fell just short of the South Grand Prairie Warriors by a score of 1-0. Highland Park's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For South Grand Prairie's part, Jonathan Mendez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Mendez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Grand Prairie's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Richard De La Garza, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 16-15-1. As for South Grand Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9-1.
While Highland Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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