Hidalgo is 7-1 against Port Isabel since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hidalgo Pirates will be playing at home against the Port Isabel Tarpons at 7:00 p.m. Hidalgo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Port Isabel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hidalgo can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand La Feria a 7-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hidalgo.
Not much got past Raul Prishker, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep La Feria off the board. Prishker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Larry Guzman and Brent Ian Szczuroski did most of the damage at the plate: Guzman went 3-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles, while Szczuroski scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Szczuroski has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alberto Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Port Isabel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Grulla by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Port Isabel has lost by exactly two runs.
Tristian Garcia put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garcia was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two triples and a run.
Hidalgo is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8-2 record this season. As for Port Isabel, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Hidalgo took their victory against Port Isabel in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 12-2. Will Hidalgo repeat their success, or does Port Isabel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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