American lost against Hialeah Gardens back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Patriots fell 7-4 to the Gladiators.
Dante Vitola was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Vitola was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.
Anthony Garcia
| 04/03/25 vs Hialeah Gardens | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs iMater Charter | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Somerset Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Anthony Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of American's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Matthew Mu?oz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
American's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Hialeah Gardens, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American will venture away from home to take on Dade Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hialeah Gardens, they will head out to challenge Coral Reef at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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