The Southwest Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the South Dade Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southwest can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Wednesday. They came up short against Miami Springs, falling 10-2.
Ajay Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Dade unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Varela by a score of 4-3 on Monday.
Angel Ayala was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, South Dade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmanuel Mercedes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another was Kevin Cappacetti, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Southwest skirted past South Dade 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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