The Miami Springs Golden Hawks will square off against the Southwest Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Miami Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Southwest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Miami Springs' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Piper. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Hawks.
Miami Springs got a great performance from Anthony Espinoza as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Espinoza has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Roydan Perez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Magdiel Estevez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Southwest had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Vipers by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly four runs.
Euclides Alvarez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Orisjoe Valdes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Ajay Perez was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Southwest pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Miami Springs, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Everything went Miami Springs' way against Southwest when the teams last played back in February, as Miami Springs made off with a 10-2 victory. Does Miami Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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