Baseball Game Preview: South Dade Buccaneers vs. Southwest Eagles

The South Dade Buccaneers will square off against the Southwest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

South Dade is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Palmetto 4-2. The win continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.

Angel Ayala

Earned Runs

03/21/25 vs Columbus	8
04/04/25 vs Southridge	4
02/26/25 @ Florida Christian	4
02/21/25 vs Harmony	4
03/14/25 vs Sunset	2
+ 2 more games

South Dade got a great performance from Angel Ayala as he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. The Buccaneers are 5-1 when Ayala allows two or fewer earned runs, but 9-11 otherwise.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luis Alejandro Mora, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Southwest not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 7, 2024. Everything went their way against Coral Reef as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Tyler Villamor looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Albert Bell was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Cabrera, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

South Dade's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.

South Dade might still be hurting after the 13-6 loss they got from Southwest in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Buccaneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.