Southridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 21-16 to the South Dade Buccaneers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (11), Southridge still had to take the loss.
Southridge got a massive performance out of Savannah Morales, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Morales has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmin Campos, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Southridge was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Dade only hit a.
On South Dade's side, Alexander Lastra made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and 14 unearned) runs off four hits. Lastra was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-6.
In other batting news, Hillary Rodriguez was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. Riley Eichler was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
Southridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for South Dade, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-8.
Southridge will head out on the road to square off against Varela at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Varela likes a good challenge. As for South Dade, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lourdes Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Dade is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
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