The Southwest Dragons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Edison Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southwest: 2.5, Edison: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Edison 3-2. The victory was nothing new for Southwest as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Edison's part, Maurice Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. Martinez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Edison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Southwest's win bumped their record up to 23-9. As for Edison, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10.
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