Sweetwater extended their losing streak to eight on Monday, dropping them down to 5-12. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Southwest SD Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 last Monday.
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Sweetwater saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
As for Southwest SD, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games.
On Southwest SD's side, not much got past LuisKarlo Hernandez, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Sweetwater off the board.
On the hitting side, Aaron Diaz was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Sweetwater has already played their next contest, a 21-0 victory against Castle Park on the 15th. As for Southwest SD, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-9 win against Mar Vista on the 15th.
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