For the second straight game, Harker Heights will face off against Cedar Hill. The Knights will face off against the Longhorns at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harker Heights' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Cedar Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Harker Heights heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They fell 5-2 to Cedar Hill.
For Cedar Hill's part, Julian Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. Gonzalez has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathaniel Alvarado, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Reginald Samuel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Cedar Hill has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 21-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Harker Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8-1.
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