Baseball Recap: South Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Exeter, South was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the West Vikings 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since March 18th.

Joel Gutierrez

Stolen Base (Career)

04/15/25 vs West	2
04/10/25 vs East Bakersfield	1
04/03/25 vs West	1
04/02/25 @ Arvin	1
04/01/25 @ West	1

Joel Gutierrez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Josh Encinas also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

South's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for West, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

South will face off against Woodlake at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season. As for West, they will take on Riverdale in a tournament on Wednesday. The Cowboys have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.79 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of.