Mercedes hasn't had much luck against Harlingen South recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mercedes Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harlingen South Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Mercedes will be strutting in after a victory while Harlingen South will be coming in after a defeat.
If Mercedes beats Harlingen South with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Mercedes came out on top against Porter by a score of 5-2 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Joseph Garza was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Harlingen South unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Weslaco East.
Harlingen South's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Mercedes, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Mercedes suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Harlingen South when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Mercedes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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