Recap: Doral Academy Firebirds vs. South Dade Buccaneers
Doral Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the South Dade Buccaneers out 3-2. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Doral Academy has scored all season.
Aaron Elissalt tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Michael Torres picked up the save, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Doral Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leandro Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Ignacio Salaverria was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On South Dade's side, Kaleb Crockett-Borek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. Crockett-Borek has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Dade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corey Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Doral Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for South Dade, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Doral Academy will take on South Miami at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Doral Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so South Miami's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Dade, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Melbourne, where first pitch is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. South Dade is facing Melbourne at the right time seeing as Melbourne is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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