The Ferguson Falcons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Southridge Spartans at 3:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Southridge is hoping to do on Tuesday what Sports Leadership & Management couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ferguson's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Ferguson had just enough and edged Sports Leadership & Management out 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Ferguson as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alejandro Suarez tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Zachary Alfonso was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Rosales, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Southridge sidestepped Hialeah for a 3-2 win.
Ferguson is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Southridge, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7.
Ferguson beat Southridge 7-2 when the teams last played back in March. Will Ferguson repeat their success, or does Southridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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