With a playoff game on the line, Southridge rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Capital Cougars as they made off with a 12-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Southridge considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Jesus Lechuga, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Ryan Wade was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Southridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Southridge is on the road again on Saturday to play Lake Washington at 1:00 p.m. Lake Washington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Southridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Capital does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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