The Coral Reef Barracudas are taking a road trip to challenge the Southwest Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Coral Reef didn't have quite enough to beat TERRA Environmental and fell 2-1. The Barracudas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Adrian Nunez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February of 2024.
On the hitting side, Coral Reef saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Quinzada, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southwest posted their closest win since May 7, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmetto, sneaking past 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
Southwest also got a great performance from Euclides Alvarez as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Alvarez is becoming a predictor of Southwest's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
Southwest's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coral Reef, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Coral Reef couldn't quite get it done against Southwest when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can Coral Reef avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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