Game Twelve: Covina, CA 7, Harlingen, TX 1

Harlingen, TX got on the board first, but it would not be enough to pull out a win, losing to Covina, CA 7-1.

In the top of the inning, Harlingen scored on a single to take a 1-0 lead.

That lead held until the bottom of the third when Covina’s offense came alive. A line drive double to left field tied the game. A single brought in another run, with their third run coming from an error by Harlingen’s right fielder to make the score 3-1.

Covina extended its lead in the bottom of the fourth. A single drove in two runs to further their lead to 5-1. Then, a sacrifice fly added another run to their score. Jacob Nguyen hit a fly ball triple to right field to score Covina’s seventh run of the game.

Both teams’ defenses battled in the remaining innings, making the final score 7-1.

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