The Southwest Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Miami Springs Golden Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Southwest picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against Varela by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly four runs.
Euclides Alvarez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Orisjoe Valdes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Ajay Perez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Miami Springs put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Piper. Miami Springs walked away with a 4-0 victory over Piper. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Hawks.
Miami Springs also got a great performance from Anthony Espinoza as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Roydan Perez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Magdiel Estevez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Southwest's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Miami Springs, their record now sits at 14-2.
Southwest suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Miami Springs when the teams last played back in February. Can Southwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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