It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Harlingen South can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pioneer Diamondbacks by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Hawks haven't been shut out since back in March.
Josh Ruiz spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.

Hawks
05/01/25 vs Pioneer | 0-1 |
04/25/25 vs Donna North | 11-0 |
04/22/25 vs Donna North | 12-0 |
04/17/25 vs Porter | 12-2 |
04/15/25 @ Porter | 10-0 |
The defeat snapped Harlingen South's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 22-6 record. As for Pioneer, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Harlingen South beat the Diamondbacks by a score of 8-1 later that day.
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