Softball Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Chula Vista Spartans
Sweetwater and Chula Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Chula Vista Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sweetwater is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Sweetwater is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Montgomery (and have done all season long). Sweetwater's pitcher stepped up to hand Montgomery a 14-0 shutout on Friday.
Tatyana Mosqueda was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Mosqueda has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Mosqueda was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabriella Sena, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Ariana Tovar was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chula Vista scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over Southwest SD. The win was familiar territory for Chula Vista who now have four in a row.
Sweetwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Chula Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Sweetwater couldn't quite finish off Chula Vista in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. Can Sweetwater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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