Softball Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Montgomery Aztecs
The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Montgomery Aztecs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Sweetwater got the win against Castle Park by a conclusive 15-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sweetwater.
Rianna Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gabriella Sena and Rianna Dela Paz did most of the damage at the plate: Sena scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Dela Paz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Jazmine Gurrola was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Montgomery came into Friday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Southwest SD on Friday as Montgomery made off with an 18-8 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Montgomery considering their two-run performance the match before.
Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Montgomery, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10.
Sweetwater took their win against Montgomery when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sweetwater since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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