The Somerset Academy Panthers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the iMater Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
After soaring to a eight-point win in their last game, Somerset Academy came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sagemont by a score of 3-1. Somerset Academy has struggled against Sagemont recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Somerset Academy got a good showing from Julio Cardoso, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Somerset Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Sanchez 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.
Meanwhile, iMater Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their tough 14-1 loss to St. Brendan might stick with them for a while.
Somerset Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for iMater Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Somerset Academy skirted past iMater Charter 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was iMater Charter's Arian Mederos, who struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Somerset Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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