Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cedar Hill walked away with it. They came out on top against the Harker Heights Knights by a score of 5-2 on Friday. This was payback for the Longhorns, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Julian Gonzalez
| 05/02/25 vs Harker Heights | 10 |
| 04/22/25 @ Duncanville | 13 |
| 04/15/25 vs Horn | 14 |
| 04/08/25 @ DeSoto | 9 |
| 04/01/25 vs Waxahachie | 8 |
| + 5 more games |
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. He has been nothing but reliable: 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 is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 21-6-1 record this season. The wins 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.
Cedar Hill will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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