The San Luis Sidewinders will square off against the Verrado Vipers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. San Luis is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
San Luis blew Yuma out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Yuma got their revenge. San Luis fell just short of Yuma by a score of 6-4. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Erick Espinoza
| 03/11/25 vs Mesquite | 9 |
| 03/12/25 vs Mountain View | 4 |
| 03/19/25 @ Cibola | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Yuma | 1 |
Erick Espinoza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of San Luis' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Carlos Gonzales made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Verrado made easy work of Tolleson on Monday and carried off a 13-3 win. That's two games straight that the Vipers have won by exactly ten runs.
Colton Zacher and Eli Bebleh did most of the damage at the plate: Zacher went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Bebleh scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Those four hits gave Zacher a new career-high.
Verrado kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Verrado's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for San Luis, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
San Luis came up short against Verrado in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, falling 8-3. Will San Luis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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