It’s becoming a familiar story for the No. 2 Texas Longhorns. Through three out of four Southeastern Conference series this season, Texas has routinely dropped the opener — only to bounce right back the next day. Friday night was no different. After an abysmal 9-1 loss to a 15-16 South Carolina team (who are 2-8 in conference play , by the way), on Thursday, Texas responded with a gritty 5-3 victory at Founders Park in Columbia, South Carolina. Behind a steady outing from Luke Harrison and just enough late offense, the Longhorns forced a rubber match. It was not pretty by any means. Texas spent much of the night holding on as the game tightened, but a win’s a win. And this one was pretty important. Harrison stops the bleeding Texas Longhorns pitcher Luke Harrison delivers a pitch against the Oklahoma Sooners. | University of Texas Athletic For the third time this season , Harrison played the role of stopper. And once again, he delivered.…