Edison and Southwest squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Edison had to settle for second. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the Southwest Dragons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for Edison in their matchups with Southwest: they've now lost three in a row.
Blaze Acosta-Torres made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Galvan, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Southwest's side, Alex Rico looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Rico has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southwest's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Romeo Castillo, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Edison's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Southwest, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-9.
Edison does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest, they will head out on the road to square off against Tivy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Tivy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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