Sweetwater waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Castle Park Trojans 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sweetwater also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Manuel Carrillo was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Carrillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Carrillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Isaac Tovar was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Daniel Vidal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Castle Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Sweetwater will have a chance to go back-to-back against Castle Park: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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