With a playoff game on the line, Southwest rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Varela Vipers 5-4. The victory was familiar territory for Southwest who now have three in a row.
Euclides Alvarez looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwest's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ajay Perez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Varela's side, Edgar Colon was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits.
Even though they lost, Varela hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest struck out nine times.
Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 21-6. As for Varela, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-9.
Southwest will challenge Dwyer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dwyer: 3.3, Southwest: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Varela does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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