The Southwest Dragons will head out to square off against the McCollum Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwest has eight straight wins, McCollum has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Southwest beats McCollum with six runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Southwest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Southwest Legacy on Friday.
Julleus Castillo was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Joaquin Zamora, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, McCollum lost 15-5 to Medina Valley on Saturday.
McCollum saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christopher White, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Nathan Moreno also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Southwest's win bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for McCollum, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Southwest was able to grind out a solid victory over McCollum in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest 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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