There's no place like home for South Dade, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Gulliver Prep Raiders 9-8. The Buccaneers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Raiders on Monday, too.
Jonel Lluveras was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Sterling Jones looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February.
Sebastian De Valle
| 03/10/25 vs Gulliver Prep | 2 |
| 02/26/25 @ Florida Christian | 1 |
| 02/13/25 vs Southwest | 1 |
| 02/10/25 vs Varela | 1 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Sebastian De Valle, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Medina, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
South Dade's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Gulliver Prep, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10.
South Dade has already played their next matchup, a 7-6 win against Coral Gables on the 12th. As for Gulliver Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Keys Gate on the 13th.
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