Baseball Preview: Calexico Bulldogs vs. Southwest EC Eagles
Calexico is 2-8 against Southwest EC since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Calexico Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Southwest EC Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calexico's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Holtville.
Antonio Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits.
On the hitting side, Manuel Cano was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sean Torres, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwest EC scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Brawley 24-8. The result was nothing new for Southwest EC, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Southwest EC got a massive performance out of Nico Montano, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Arreola, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Calexico's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7-1. As for Southwest EC, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Calexico came up short against Southwest EC in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Calexico avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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