The South San Antonio Bobcats will face off against the Southwest Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South San Antonio sitting on seven straight victories and Southwest on six.
Southwest's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: South San Antonio hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. South San Antonio never let McCollum get on the board and left with a 4-0 win on Friday.
Not much got past Lauren Perez, who gave up just two hits to keep McCollum off the board. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leia Laque, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2024. Priseis Arellano also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Southwest got the win against Southside on Saturday by a conclusive 10-0. Considering the Dragons have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Southwest pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for South San Antonio, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
South San Antonio couldn't quite get it done against Southwest in their previous matchup back in February as they fell 6-2. Can South San Antonio avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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