The Southwest Eagles will square off against the Coral Reef Barracudas at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Southwest will be strutting in after a win while Coral Reef will be coming in after a defeat.
Southwest will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Coral Park on Thursday. The Eagles came out on top against the Rams by a score of 11-8. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won eight in a row.
Tyler Villamor looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Michael Cabrera
| 04/10/25 vs Coral Park | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Braddock | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs Brito | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Cabrera, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Salazar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Coral Reef lost 9-1 to Hialeah Gardens on Wednesday.
Southwest's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Coral Reef, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Southwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Coral Reef in their previous meeting back in March, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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