The Mount Miguel Matadors will venture away from home to take on the Southwest SD Raiders at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Mount Miguel is leaving town to face Southwest SD after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Mount Miguel lost 8-1 to High Tech SD on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Matadors have suffered since April 26, 2024.
Mount Miguel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Cardwell, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwest SD got the win against Liberty Charter on Tuesday by a conclusive 17-5.
Sebestian Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Dario Zepeda looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Southwest SD let Aaron Diaz and Johan Colmenares run wild. Diaz went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Colmenares scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Colmenares a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Roberto Echeverria, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Mount Miguel came up short against Southwest SD in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Mount Miguel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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