The Southwest Eagles will face off against the Coral Reef Barracudas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coral Reef took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwest, who comes in off a win.
Southwest took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Palmetto 3-2. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Euclides Alvarez
| 02/20/25 vs Hialeah Gardens | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ St. Brendan | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Westminster Christian | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Palmetto | 1 |
Euclides Alvarez tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Southwest is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Southwest's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ajay Perez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Anthony Reyes also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Coral Reef didn't have quite enough to beat TERRA Environmental on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Barracudas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Adrian Nunez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February of 2024.
Southwest pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coral Reef, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Southwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Coral Reef in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 5-1. Will Southwest repeat their success, or does Coral Reef have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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