Sweetwater is 8-2 against Chula Vista since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Chula Vista Spartans at 3:30 p.m.
Sweetwater is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Southwest SD just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 7-6.
Manuel Carrillo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Chula Vista put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Castle Park. Everything went Chula Vista's way against Castle Park as Chula Vista made off with a 14-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Chula Vista as they're now sitting on three straight.
The result came thanks to Adrian Rodarte's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chula Vista got a massive performance out of Guillermo Romero, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Pablo Alvarado, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Sweetwater's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Chula Vista, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sweetwater has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chula Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sweetwater skirted past Chula Vista 2-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sweetwater 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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