The Mater Academy Bay Rays will be playing at home against the Homestead Broncos at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Mater Academy Bay's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Homestead has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, everything went Mater Academy Bay's way against Everglades Prep Academy as Mater Academy Bay made off with an 11-2 win.
Emmanuel Mercedes was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Mercedes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Rafael Abreu was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Luke Verger, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Homestead came up short against Mater Academy Bay on Tuesday and fell 9-5.
Mater Academy Bay's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mater Academy Bay was able to grind out a solid win over Homestead in their previous matchup on Tuesday, winning 9-5. Does Mater Academy Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homestead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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