The Mater Academy Charter Lions will face off against the Atlantic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Mater Academy Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Varela 4-3.
Alfrin Rosario
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Mater Academy Charter got a great performance from Alfrin Rosario as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Rosario has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Yodelkis Quevedo and Eiker Noguera did most of the damage at the plate: Quevedo went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run, while Noguera got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Another player making a difference was Bryan Fernandez, who went 2-for-4 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Atlantic got the win against Plantation on Wednesday by a conclusive 19-4. Considering the Eagles have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Landon Thompson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Atlantic is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Thompson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Darrion Darby, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Atlantic is 4-2 when Darby posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Reich, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Atlantic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Mater Academy Charter's win bumped their record up to 17-9-1. As for Atlantic, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Atlantic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Mater Academy Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Atlantic, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Mater Academy Charter keep running through batters, or will the Eagles buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
