The Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the South Miami Cobras at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hialeah-Miami Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
South Miami will be up against a hot Hialeah-Miami Lakes squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Hialeah-Miami Lakes put the hurt on Booker T. Washington with a sharp 15-0 win on Thursday. Give the Trojans' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Jayden Chapman
| 02/20/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 8 |
| 02/13/25 @ Ransom Everglades | 2 |
| 02/10/25 vs North Miami Beach | 6 |
| 04/16/24 @ Coral Park | 2 |
| 04/09/24 @ Sheridan Hills Christian | 7 |
| + 3 more games |
Jayden Chapman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Byron Gonzales and Jesus Puello did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzales scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Puello scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jose Lopez, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .808. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, South Miami entered their matchup against Southwest on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Miami fell 10-5 to Southwest. The loss was the Cobras' first of the season.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs over those games. As for South Miami, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1-1.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes couldn't quite finish off South Miami when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Hialeah-Miami Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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