The Dade Christian Crusaders lost 10-4 to the Mater Academy Charter Lions on Friday. Dade Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Denzel Linares made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Castillo, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Mater Academy Charter's side, they got a great performance from Jonathan Leyva as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Leyva has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dylan Fernandez was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brandon Lorenzo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Dade Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Mater Academy Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Dade Christian will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Highlands Christian at 4:30 p.m. Dade Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Mater Academy Charter, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome TERRA Environmental, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Mater Academy Charter is facing TERRA Environmental at the right time seeing as TERRA Environmental is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
