Baseball Preview: American Heritage Patriots vs. Mater Academy Charter Lions
The American Heritage Patriots will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mater Academy Charter Lions at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as American Heritage comes in on four and Mater Academy Charter on five.
American Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pembroke Pines Charter a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Talan Holiday's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Blayden Caballero was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mater Academy Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Suncoast 7-5. That's two games straight that Mater Academy Charter has won by exactly two runs.
Jonathan Leyva looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Yodelkis Quevedo, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Fernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
American Heritage pushed their record up to 18-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mater Academy Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
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