Baseball Preview: American Heritage Stallions vs. Spanish River Sharks
American Heritage is 3-0 against Spanish River since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The American Heritage Stallions will head out on the road to face off against the Spanish River Sharks at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, American Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Dr. Joaquin Garcia and fell 4-2. American Heritage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
American Heritage got a good showing from Brady Snow, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Snow has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, American Heritage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Fernandez, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, American Heritage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dr. Joaquin Garcia only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Spanish River had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Chiefs 6-5.
Dovydas Raciunas and Jason Rothberg dominated on the mound. Raciunas pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Rothberg didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Spanish River let Jesse Chimenti and Moshe Presberg loose on the outfield. Chimenti scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Presberg scored two runs while going 3-for-6.
American Heritage's record is now 6-8. As for Spanish River, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
American Heritage took their win against Spanish River in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 17-0. Does American Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spanish River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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