Somerset Academy South Homestead lost against South Dade back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes fell victim to a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of the South Dade Buccaneers. Somerset Academy South Homestead has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For South Dade's part, Alexander Lastra made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Lastra has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lastra was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hillary Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times she's played. Brianna Cuellar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Somerset Academy South Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for South Dade, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Somerset Academy South Homestead will be playing in front of their home fans against iMater Charter at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Somerset Academy South Homestead is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for South Dade, they will head out on the road to square off against Varela at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Varela is on a four-game streak of home wins, South Dade a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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