South East is 1-9 against South Gate since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. South East will be playing at home against South Gate at 4:00 p.m. South East has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South East is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against South Gate on Wednesday, falling 21-11. The Jaguars' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
For South Gate's part, they got a massive performance out of Aylin Acevedo, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those three runs gave Acevedo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Veronica Esparza, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI.
South Gate always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for South Gate and bumps their season record up to 3-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for South East, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5.
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