It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mater Academy Charter had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Belen Jesuit Wolverines 6-4. The win was nothing new for Mater Academy Charter as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kevin Roque looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mater Academy Charter let Yodelkis Quevedo and Brandon Lorenzo loose on the outfield. Quevedo scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Lorenzo scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Belen Jesuit's side, they got a good showing from Max Aspuru, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Aspuru has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Belen Jesuit saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ernie Echevarria, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Belen Jesuit, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Mater Academy Charter nor Belen Jesuit have any future games scheduled.
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