Baseball Preview: ACERO Garcia Patriots vs. South Shore International Tars
The ACERO Garcia Patriots will be playing at home against the South Shore International Tars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
ACERO Garcia will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Back of the Yards College Prep on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt on Saturday. ACERO Garcia fell just short of Back of the Yards College Prep by a score of 10-8. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for ACERO Garcia in their matchups with Back of the Yards College Prep: they've now lost three in a row.
Christian Unzueta was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Alvarado, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Shore International was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their tough 14-4 defeat to King might stick with them for a while.
ACERO Garcia now has a losing record at 5-6. As for South Shore International, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went ACERO Garcia's way against South Shore International when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as ACERO Garcia made off with a 19-3 win. Does ACERO Garcia have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Shore International turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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