Baseball Preview: Mater Academy Charter Lions vs. South Miami Cobras
The Mater Academy Charter Lions will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the South Miami Cobras at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
On Monday, Mater Academy Charter got themselves on the board against Hialeah Educational Academy, but Hialeah Educational Academy never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Biggie and snuck past 1-0.
Not much got past Kevin Roque, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Hialeah Educational Academy off the board. The matchup also marked Roque's first with at least .000 ERA posted.
On the hitting side, Mater Academy Charter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yodelkis Quevedo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Miami narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ransom Everglades 4-3.
Albaro Bruno looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, South Miami let Elias Morales and Yan Gonzalezvaldes loose on the outfield. Morales scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Gonzalezvaldes scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. Andrew Alvarez was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for South Miami, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mater Academy Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Miami struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mater Academy Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over South Miami when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Mater Academy Charter repeat their success, or does South Miami have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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