Softball Preview: Hialeah Thoroughbreds vs. Southridge Spartans
The Hialeah Thoroughbreds will head out on the road to take on the Southridge Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hialeah is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Coral Reef on Monday. Their tough 17-0 defeat to the Barracudas might stick with them for a while. The shutout was out of character for Hialeah seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Southridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Varela by a score of 11-10.
Savannah Morales stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Katie Lopez was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with five RBI.
Even though they lost, Southridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hialeah's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Hialeah suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Southridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Hialeah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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