The Miami Springs Golden Hawks will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Coral Gables Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miami Springs has three straight wins, Coral Gables has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Miami Springs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Coral Springs and snuck past 7-6. That's two games straight that Miami Springs has won by just one run.
Josiah Acosta tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordanny Gonzalez, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ivan Membreno, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Coral Gables was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Killian.
Coral Gables saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carmine Morgan, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Miami Springs' victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Coral Gables, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Miami Springs skirted past Coral Gables 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Coral Gables' Idail Diago, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Miami Springs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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