The South San Antonio Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Southwest Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South San Antonio will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, while South San Antonio put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Winn. Everything went South San Antonio's way against Winn as South San Antonio made off with a 16-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory South San Antonio has managed all season.
Lauren Perez looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Mikaela Cortez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with six RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Raena Ramirez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Southwest had to settle for a 4-3 loss against McCollum on Thursday. Southwest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madisyn Alaquinez and Tommie Betancourt stepped up to the plate in a big way. Alaquinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Betancourt scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Paris Alaquinez, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
South San Antonio's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. South San Antonio hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Southwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
South San Antonio couldn't quite finish off Southwest in their previous matchup back in March and fell 8-6. Can South San Antonio avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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