The Silverado Skyhawks will take on the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Silverado sitting on five straight wins and Southeast Career Tech on six.
Silverado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Clark.
Giovanni Guariglia made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Hogan Hawkins was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Southeast Career Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Mater Academy East Las Vegas on Saturday, taking the game 7-2.
Like Silverado, Southeast Career Tech also got a great game from a two-way player: Briggs Barlow. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Barlow also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Southeast Career Tech is 6-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-15 otherwise. Barlow was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Lucas Jaggers and Toren Wolf did most of the damage at the plate: Jaggers got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Wolf went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
The victory got Southeast Career Tech back to even at 16-16. As for Silverado, their win bumped their record up to 20-10-1.
Silverado got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April against Southeast Career Tech by a conclusive 14-0 score. Will the Skyhawks repeat their success, or do the Roadrunners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
