The Southwest SD Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Castle Park Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest SD has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Southwest SD is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Lincoln on Monday as they made off with a 27-14 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Raiders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Aketzalli Rodriguez
| 05/12/25 @ Lincoln | 5 |
| 05/01/25 @ San Ysidro | 4 |
| 04/19/25 @ Monte Vista | 4 |
| 04/29/25 vs Castle Park | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs San Ysidro | 3 |
Aketzalli Rodriguez was incredible, getting on base in all seven of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (five). Sophia Borquez was another key player, going 5-for-7 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Southwest SD was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .722. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Castle Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against Sweetwater, falling 20-6.
Castle Park's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Southwest SD, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Everything went Southwest SD's way against Castle Park when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Southwest SD made off with an 18-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad 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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