Southwood has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Southern Wells Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwood hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Monday, Southwood fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Madison-Grant.
Southwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Barney, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Quintin Coe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Southern Wells suffered a rough 17-11 defeat at the hands of South Adams on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southern Wells in their matchups with South Adams: they've now lost three in a row.
Peyton Bertsch put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Bertsch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Landon Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Southwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Southern Wells, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Southwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Southern Wells in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Does Southwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Wells turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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