The Smithson Valley Rangers will take on the Harlingen South Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Smithson Valley will be looking to extend their current 20-game winning streak.
Smithson Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat South San Antonio by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-3.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither Harlingen South nor Flour Bluff made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Hawks skirted past the Hornets 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted since February 14th.
Jaylin Mata and Georgia Chapa did most of the damage at the plate: Mata went 2-for-5 with four RBI and two runs, while Chapa got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave Chapa a new career-high. Angela Perez was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Smithson Valley's win was their 13th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Harlingen South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
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