The Mater Academy Charter Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Dade Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mater Academy Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Dade Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mater Academy Charter will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Coral Springs on Tuesday. Mater Academy Charter put the hurt on Coral Springs with a sharp 8-1 win.
Andy Mesa looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jonathan Esponda was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Dylan Fernandez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Dade Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Port St. Lucie on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 4-3.
Yael Amador made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ylurey Melfor, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Dade Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
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