The Mater Lakes Academy Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the South Dade Buccaneers on Monday. Mater Lakes Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Mater Lakes Academy after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Nova by a score of 5-4.
ENRIQUE GOMEZ
| 03/20/25 @ Nova | 8 |
| 03/03/25 vs Varela | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ Miami Christian | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Miami Springs | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Everglades | 1 |
Mater Lakes Academy got a good showing from ENRIQUE GOMEZ, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave GOMEZ a new career-high.
At the plate, ANTHONY VELAZQUEZ made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Mater Lakes Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-6-3 when he doesn't). Kenny Bencosme also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, South Dade suffered their biggest defeat since February 22nd on Friday. They lost 13-7 to Columbus. The Buccaneers haven't had much luck with the Explorers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Luis Alejandro Mora was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sebastian De Valle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
South Dade's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Mater Lakes Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-3.
Everything went Mater Lakes Academy's way against South Dade in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, as Mater Lakes Academy made off with a 14-8 victory. Will Mater Lakes Academy repeat their success, or does South Dade has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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