The IMater Charter Knights had just enough and edged out the Coral Gables Cavaliers 6-5 on Wednesday.
Luis Hernandez tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Alejandro De La Vega and Carlos De La Vega did most of the damage at the plate: Alejandro scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Carlos scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Carlos a new career-high in doubles (two). Abel Suarez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
IMater Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. Coral Gables' defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. IMater Charter will face off against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Sports Leadership & Management has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.85 runs per game on average), something iMater Charter will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Coral Gables, they will challenge Mater Academy Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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