Mater Lakes Academy lost against Florida Christian back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mater Lakes Academy Bears fell just short of the Florida Christian Patriots by a score of 4-2.
Mater Lakes Academy got a good showing from Davian Cofino, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Mater Lakes Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fredderick Grijalba, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mater Lakes Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Florida Christian only tossed seven.
On Florida Christian's side, they got a great performance from Jacob Lopez as he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Alexi Ramirez picked up the save, tossing 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kylian Izaguirre, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mater Lakes Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Florida Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Mater Lakes Academy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Schoolhouse Prep at 6:30 p.m. Schoolhouse Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Florida Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Coral Park at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Florida Christian is facing Coral Park at the right time seeing as Coral Park is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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