Baseball Recap: South Boston Knights vs. Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT Cardinals
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Boston International, South Boston was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT Cardinals out 14-13. That's more bragging rights for South Boston, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carlos Francisco was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Francisco is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Brayan Ramos was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT's side, Raymond Nunez led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 5-for-6. Another player making a difference was Eliza Medina, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Boston only tossed nine.
South Boston's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
South Boston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tech Boston Academy/Academy of Public Service at 3:30 p.m. on April 5, 2025. Madison Park RVT/McKinley RVT is facing Tech Boston Academy/Academy of Public Service at the right time seeing as Tech Boston Academy/Academy of Public Service is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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