Game Fourteen: Harlingen, TX 7, Southern Illinois 4

Harlingen, TX beat Southern Illinois 7-4, taking an early lead and protecting it to move on in the World Series.

Harlingen took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first. An error and reaching on an error allowed the Texas team to score three runs. A single by Aiden Douglas brought in two more runs to end the scoring of the inning.

Southern Illinois responded with three runs of their own in the top of the third inning. A single drove in their first run, with a line drive triple to left field by Aaron Sheffer scoring two runs to make it a 5-3 game.

A single in the bottom of the third extended Harlingen’s lead to 6-3.

Both defenses were strong in the fourth and fifth innings, as neither team was able to score a run.

In the top of the sixth, a single drove in a run for Southern Illinois, but a single by Harlingen in the bottom of the inning locked in Harlingen’s 7-4 win.

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