SOUTHWEST EDGES LOURDES In the closest game of the year, host Southwest scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to edge Our Lady of Lourdes, 8-7, Thursday afternoon at Tropical Park. It is the third consecutive victory for the Lady Eagles (9-10). The Bobcats (5-12) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning before Southwest answered with four in the bottom of the inning on four walks, two hit batsmen, an error, a passed ball and four stolen bases. Lourdes scored three times in the top of the fourth to retake the lead, 5-4. The Lady Eagles scored twice in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by D'Lani Navarro and an RBI single by Ami Casteleiro. The see-saw contest saw the Bobcats take a 7-6 lead with two runs in the visitors half of the fifth. In the bottom of the frame, Tatiana Perez scored the tying run on an error and Mia Acosta scored the eventual winning run when she tagged and scored on a popout. Winning pitcher Yessenia Perez allowed only one earned run on four hits while striking out six. Friday's game at Florida Christian has been moved to 4pm.

Yessenia Perez allowed only 4 hits and one earned run