It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Doral Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Braddock Bulldogs 6-5. This was a revenge game for the Firebirds: when they faced off against the Bulldogs on Thursday, they had to take a 15-2 defeat.
Caleb Hernandez
| 05/03/25 @ Braddock | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs St. Laurence | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Springstead | 1 |
| 03/10/25 vs ABF Academy Homestead | 1 |
| 03/05/25 vs South Broward | 1 |
Doral Academy let Caleb Hernandez and Gabriel Milano run wild. Hernandez went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run, while Milano went 1-for-3 with one home run. Those two doubles gave Hernandez a new career-high. Jaivyn Francois was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Doral Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in three consecutive games.
Doral Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Braddock, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9-1.
As of now, neither Doral Academy nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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