Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Lincoln Hornets
The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Sweetwater earned an 8-4 win over Canyon Hills. The victory was just what Sweetwater needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior match.
Emilio Gomez was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Daniel Vidal was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lincoln earned a 7-4 win over Hilltop on Saturday. The victory was just what Lincoln needed coming off of a 13-0 loss in their prior contest.
Isaiah Bartolome was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Diego Ahern, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Sweetwater has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Lincoln, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.
Sweetwater skirted past Lincoln 1-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln's Jesus Padilla, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sweetwater still be able to contain Padilla? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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