Eagles
| 02/19/26 @ Hialeah Gardens | 11-7 |
| 02/17/26 @ Hialeah | 15-0 |
| 02/12/26 vs South Miami | 16-1 |
Southwest waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2025.
Euclides Alvarez looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Alejandro Porta and Tyler Villamor did most of the damage at the plate: Porta went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Villamor went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave Villamor a new career-high. Orisjoe Valdes also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Southwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hialeah Gardens only posted a batting average of .261.
Southwest's record now sits at 3-1. As for Hialeah Gardens, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Southwest will challenge iMater Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hialeah Gardens, they will square off against North Miami Beach at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Gladiators' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 11.2 runs per game this season.
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