The IMater Charter Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. IMater Charter has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 14.
IMater Charter fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Miami Beach on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hi-Tides by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that iMater Charter has lost by just one run.
Deiner Aulet spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, iMater Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niuler Lima, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Gulliver Prep on Monday. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) has struggled against Gulliver Prep recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
IMater Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
IMater Charter might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s Bailey Cisco, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that iMater Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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