The Southwest SD Raiders will face off against the Crawford Colts at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Crawford will be up against a hot Southwest SD team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Raiders put the hurt on Kearny with a sharp 16-6 victory on Wednesday. While the Raiders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Daniela Nieto made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Nieto was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Southwest SD got a big performance out of Aketzalli Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sophia Borquez, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Southwest SD always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crawford). They blew past Mount Miguel 26-10 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Southwest SD's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crawford, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything went Southwest SD's way against Crawford in their previous matchup back in March, as Southwest SD made off with an 18-1 win. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Colts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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