The Sunnyside Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Madera South Stallions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sunnyside managed to slip by Hoover the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Sunnyside lost 7-1 to Hoover on Friday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Madera South posted their closest win since February 28th on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Roosevelt 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for the Stallions as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jeremiah Montes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Madera South let David Moles and Emiliano Guerrero run wild. Moles scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Guerrero scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. What's more, Moles posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
Madera South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Madera South and bumps their season record up to 3-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Sunnyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Sunnyside took their win against Madera South in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunnyside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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