Baseball Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Holtville Vikings
After both having extra time off, the Sweetwater Red Devils and the Holtville Vikings will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Sweetwater came out on top against de Toledo by a score of 5-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Adrian Fierro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Manuel Carrillo, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Holtville came into Thursday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Central out 5-4.
Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Holtville, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Sweetwater took their win against Holtville when the teams last played back in April of 2015 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Sweetwater repeat their success, or does Holtville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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