Softball Preview: Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans vs. Miami Beach Hi-Tides
After both having extra time off, the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans and the Miami Beach Hi-Tides will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Hialeah-Miami Lakes is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, everything went Hialeah-Miami Lakes' way against TERRA Environmental as Hialeah-Miami Lakes made off with a 14-1 win. The victory was just what Hialeah-Miami Lakes needed coming off of a 12-6 defeat in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Miami Beach earned an 8-4 win over Hialeah last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Miami Beach.
Maricela Mesarina made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Mesarina has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mesarina was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mesarina wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rebecca Baldi, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Angelina Murillo, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes' record now sits at 4-7. As for Miami Beach, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Miami Beach in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Hialeah-Miami Lakes, Janet Lopez (who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and three doubles) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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