The Southwest Raiders will take on the Spruce Timberwolves in a tournament on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southwest has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Spruce will arrive with three straight victories.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Southwest's offense. They lost 15-0 to Lancaster on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Spruce made easy work of Lincoln on Monday and carried off a 13-4 win.
Chris Quintero made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February of 2025. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Alexis Ortiz was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Spruce, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Southwest got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in February of 2025 against Spruce by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Timberwolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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