Raiders
| 04/01/25 vs Dunbar | 16 |
| 03/11/25 @ Eastern Hills | 13 |
| 03/28/25 vs Carter-Riverside | 8 |
| 03/01/25 vs Carter | 8 |
| 03/01/25 vs Carter | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest). Everything went their way against the Dunbar Wildcats on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Diego Moran made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Moran was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Southwest: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-12 otherwise.
In other batting news, Southwest got a massive performance out of Maurice Harrell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Oscar Castillo, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Southwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
The win made it two in a row for Southwest and bumps their season record up to 7-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Dunbar, they dropped their record down to 0-8-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Southwest will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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