Wednesday just wasn't the day for South Dade's offense. They lost 15-0 to the American Patriots on Wednesday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Buccaneers were not able to get on the board.
South Dade saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was A. Zamora, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
South Dade's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 14.2 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. As for American, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Coming up, South Dade is taking a road trip to take on Ferguson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for American, they will square off against Goleman at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. American's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Goleman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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