Baseball Game Preview: Doral Academy Firebirds vs. Braddock Bulldogs

For the second straight game, Doral Academy will face off against Braddock. The Firebirds will host the Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Doral Academy will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Doral Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Braddock get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Firebirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Marcelo Rodriguez

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/30/25 vs Braddock	8
03/26/25 vs T.C. Roberson	7
02/19/25 @ St. Brendan	7
03/18/25 vs Miami	6
04/23/25 vs Flanagan	5

Marcelo Rodriguez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Kobe Carrion was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan Prince, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs.

Doral Academy pushed their record up to 25-5-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Braddock, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8-1.