After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Dade, TERRA Environmental was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the IMater Charter Knights by a score of 6-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for TERRA Environmental as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Zannier Marin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season.
Marin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That run marked the first that Rodriguez scored this season.
TERRA Environmental's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3-1. As for iMater Charter, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Coming up, TERRA Environmental will host Downtown Doral at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Downtown Doral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for iMater Charter, they will square off against Mater Academy Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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