The Southwest Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest will be strutting in after a victory while Riverdale will be coming in after a defeat.
Southwest can't be too worried about heading out to take on Riverdale: they just beat Braddock at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Eagles came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Euclides Alvarez
| 04/01/25 @ Braddock | 6 |
| 03/12/25 vs Varela | 4 |
| 03/06/25 @ St. Brendan | 4 |
| 02/20/25 vs Hialeah Gardens | 4 |
| 02/13/25 @ South Dade | 4 |
Southwest got a great performance from Euclides Alvarez as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave Alvarez a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Albert Bell was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Max Rico was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Riverdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Cypress Lake.
Kaden Varnadoe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Riverdale is 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Riverdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brycen Childers, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Riverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Southwest, their record now sits at 12-6.
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