The Southwest EC Eagles will be playing at home against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southwest EC gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Holtville a 9-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Isaiah Aguilera, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Arreola, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mira Mesa had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 17-2 victory. Mira Mesa's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Julian Valencia looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tristan Aguon and Danny Underwood did most of the damage at the plate: Aguon scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Underwood scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Widelski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Southwest EC pushed their record up to 21-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Mira Mesa, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southwest EC has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mira Mesa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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