Southwest EC is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Calexico is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Southwest EC Eagles will take on the Calexico Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Southwest EC: 3.6, Calexico: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southwest EC is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Brawley 24-8. The result was nothing new for Southwest EC, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Southwest EC got a massive performance out of Nico Montano, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jesus Arreola, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Calexico owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Holtville.
Not much got past Antonio Gonzalez, who gave up just two hits to keep Holtville off the board.
On the hitting side, Manuel Cano was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Sean Torres was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Southwest EC is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Calexico, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7-1.
Southwest EC was able to grind out a solid win over Calexico in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 8-4. Does Southwest EC have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calexico turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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