Baseball Preview: Gila Ridge Hawks vs. San Luis Sidewinders
Gila Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the San Luis Sidewinders at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Gila Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while San Luis will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Gila Ridge never let their opponents score. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cibola 1-0.
Gila Ridge got a great performance from Ethen Schmidgall as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Schmidgall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gila Ridge's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Rosado, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
San Luis lost a close one when they played last Thursday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Monday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a rough 10-4 loss at the hands of Sunnyslope. San Luis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
San Luis saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santiago Zepeda, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gila Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-14. As for San Luis, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Gila Ridge skirted past San Luis 4-2 in their previous matchup last Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gila Ridge since the team 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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