Baseball Preview: American Patriots vs. St. Brendan Sabres
American has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the St. Brendan Sabres at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
American will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Hialeah on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt on Thursday. American fell just short of Hialeah by a score of 5-3.
Sebastian Napoles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for St. Brendan's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mater Lakes Academy on Wednesday. St. Brendan has struggled against Mater Lakes Academy recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
American has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for St. Brendan, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
American suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to St. Brendan in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Brendan's Ethan Hernandez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that American knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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