The Southwest Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Bonita Springs Bullsharks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Bonita Springs will be up against a hot Southwest squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverdale on Friday, sneaking past 4-2.
Adrison Rodriguez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Max Rico was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Albert Bell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Southwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bonita Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Estero 4-2.
Harrison Kalina looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bonita Springs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Hernandez Jr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hernandez Jr is becoming a predictor of the Bullsharks' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Jacob Estrada was another, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Bonita Springs' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Southwest, their record is now 13-6.
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