The San Luis Sidewinders will take on the Perry Pumas in a tournament on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
San Luis was handed a 15-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Gilbert 3-2.
Zaid Cardenas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
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In other pitching news, Jared Burgueno looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because San Luis is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
Cardenas wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Arnold Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Jimenez has posted since back in April of 2024. Obet Zaragoza also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
San Luis hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
While Perry didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Gilbert on Tuesday as Perry made off with a 12-3 win. Considering the Pumas have won four matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Perry got a massive performance out of Luke Calendo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Davie, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perry's record now sits at 7-1. As for San Luis, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. San Luis has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Perry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
