Southside had lost seven straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 5-15-1 to make it eight. They came up short against the South San Antonio Bobcats, falling 9-3. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bobcats earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Southside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Padilla, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Alexander Garcia also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
As for South San Antonio, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.
On South San Antonio's side, Nicolas Sotelo looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The Bobcats are 6-1 when Sotelo allows one or fewer hits, but 8-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Felix Ramirez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Alex Roman was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Coincidentally, Southside and South San Antonio will both be playing MacArthur the next time they take the field. The Cardinals will host the Brahmas at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while the Bobcats will head out to face them at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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