Father Lopez is 0-3 against Matanzas since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Father Lopez Green Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Matanzas Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Father Lopez will be strutting in after a victory while Matanzas will be coming in after a loss.
Father Lopez scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against St. Joseph Academy as Father Lopez made off with a 23-13 win. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Meanwhile, Matanzas unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak last Thursday. They fell just short of University by a score of 3-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Matanzas in their matchups with University: they've now lost four in a row.
Matanzas saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Sampselle, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Emerson Esselstein, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Matanzas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University only tossed eight.
The victory made it two in a row for Father Lopez and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Matanzas, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1.
Father Lopez suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Matanzas in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Can Father Lopez avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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