The South Dade Buccaneers will challenge the Southwest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After dropping their season opener at home, Southwest is headed out to face a Buccaneers squad ready to give their home crowd a win. South Dade 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.
On the hitting side, 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. Kevin Cappacetti was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Southwest kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 10-2 to Miami Springs.
Ajay Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
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