The Southridge Spartans will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at 3:30 p.m. Southridge is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Southridge had to settle for an 11-10 loss against Varela.
Southridge got a massive performance out of Savannah Morales, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Morales is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Lopez, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI.
Even though they lost, Southridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Hialeah's offense. They suffered a tough 17-0 defeat at the hands of Coral Reef on Monday. Hialeah's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Southridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Hialeah, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Southridge took their win against Hialeah when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-2. Will Southridge repeat their success, or does Hialeah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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