After both having extra time off, the Sweetwater Red Devils and the Holtville Vikings will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Sweetwater came out on top against de Toledo by a score of 5-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Adrian Fierro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Manuel Carrillo, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Holtville came into Thursday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Central out 5-4.
Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Holtville, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Sweetwater took their win against Holtville when the teams last played back in April of 2015 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Sweetwater repeat their success, or does Holtville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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