Mainland is 1-9 against Father Lopez since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mainland Buccaneers are on the road again to play the Father Lopez Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Mainland had just enough and edged Taylor out 10-8.
Jeremiah Peach looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jordan Payne and Elijah Burgess did most of the damage at the plate: Payne scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Burgess scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Campbell, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Father Lopez had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Matanzas on Thursday as Father Lopez made off with an 11-5 victory.
Mainland's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8. As for Father Lopez, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Mainland suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Father Lopez in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Father Lopez's Jonathan Prentice, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Mainland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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