South Grand Prairie had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Highland Park Scots a 1-0 shutout on Thursday.
South Grand Prairie got a great performance from Jonathan Mendez as he didn't allow 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 victory 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.
South Grand Prairie's win bumped their record up to 21-9-1. As for Highland Park, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-15-1.
South Grand Prairie will have a chance to go back-to-back against Highland Park: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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