Somerset Academy South Homestead is 0-4 against Keys Gate since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes will stay at home for another game and welcome the Keys Gate Knights at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Somerset Academy South Homestead had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Miami Country Day.
Valdemiro Dasilva was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Dasilva has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dasilva was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Dasilva wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Willie Iglesias, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI. Romeo Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Keys Gate came up short against Archbishop Carroll on Friday and fell 7-4.
Arturo Luna was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Somerset Academy South Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Keys Gate, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Somerset Academy South Homestead suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Keys Gate in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Somerset Academy South Homestead, Emilio Rivera (who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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