Sweetwater lost to Southwest SD last Tuesday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Sweetwater Red Devils narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southwest SD Raiders 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sweetwater.
Manuel Carrillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sweetwater saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Southwest SD's side, Adrian Alvarado was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
Sweetwater's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. As for Southwest SD, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-17.
Sweetwater will play host again on Tuesday to welcome San Diego, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Sweetwater is facing San Diego at the right time seeing as San Diego is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Southwest SD does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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