Baseball Preview: Doral Academy Firebirds vs. South Broward Bulldogs
The Doral Academy Firebirds will head out on the road to square off against the South Broward Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Doral Academy will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Doral Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on TERRA Environmental with a sharp 10-0 win. That's two games straight that Doral Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Aaron Elissalt looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Michael Torres was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four 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. Another player making a difference was Leandro Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but South Broward had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Nova on Wednesday. South Broward has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dante Hernandez and Francisco Gomez-Haedo did some serious damage despite the final result: Hernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Gomez-Haedo went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Keniel Marrero was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Broward didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nova only tossed five.
Doral Academy pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South Broward, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Doral Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Broward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Doral Academy's way against South Broward when the teams last played back in May of 2021 as Doral Academy made off with a 10-0 win. Will Doral Academy repeat their success, or does South Broward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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