After a string of six wins, Southwest's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Medina Valley Panthers by a score of 4-2. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southwest in their matchups with Medina Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
Southwest got a good showing from Jeiden Alfaro, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Southwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Castilleja, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Southwest's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6. As for Medina Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-2 record this season.
Southwest will be playing in front of their home fans against McCollum at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so McCollum's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Medina Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Harlandale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Medina Valley: 2.5, Harlandale: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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