Holtville is 1-9 against Southwest EC since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Holtville Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Southwest EC Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Holtville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Southwest EC on Tuesday. They lost 20-1 to the Eagles. Holtville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Southwest EC's part, Chance Bermudez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bermudez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bermudez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Southwest EC got a massive performance out of Kenneth Urquidez, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jesus Arreola, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Holtville's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Southwest EC, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-7.
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