The Harlingen Cardinals will challenge the Harlingen South Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harlingen's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Veterans Memorial, sneaking past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Ernesto Aleman
| 03/07/25 vs Needville | 5 |
| 04/04/25 @ Los Fresnos | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Hanna | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Veterans Memorial | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Edinburg | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Not much got past Ernesto Aleman, who gave up just a hit to keep Veterans Memorial off the board. Aleman is becoming a predictor of Harlingen's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Harlingen South had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Redskins. Considering the Hawks have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Richard Pizano, who gave up just seven hits to keep Donna off the board. Pizano has been consistent : he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Ruiz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kris Cruz was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Harlingen South pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Harlingen, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Harlingen came up short against Harlingen South in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 5-0. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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