The Nazareth Swifts are taking a road trip to challenge the Springlake-Earth Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nazareth is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Nazareth's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 19-0 margin over Crosbyton. The Swifts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.
Breck Proctor made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Alejandro Guerrero
| 04/15/25 vs Crosbyton | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs Petersburg | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Springlake-Earth | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Claude | 1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Roby | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alejandro Guerrero, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Trapper Neill was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Nazareth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Springlake-Earth didn't have quite enough to beat Crosbyton on Saturday and fell 11-10. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nazareth's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Springlake-Earth, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Nazareth took their victory against Springlake-Earth when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 30-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Swifts since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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