Baseball Recap: Bel Air Highlanders vs. Parkland Matadors
Bel Air can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They blew past the Parkland Matadors 13-3. For Bel Air, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 loss Parkland walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Andruw Quinones and Marcos Flores made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Quinones tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Flores tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Quinones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Quinones scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Flores scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Michael Olivas, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Parkland's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Daniels, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Bel Air's win bumped their record up to 8-9-2. As for Parkland, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bel Air beat Parkland by a score of 12-2.
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