The Downtown Doral Dolphins will venture away from home to face off against the South Dade Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Downtown Doral turned things around against Archbishop Carroll on Monday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 9-6.
Downtown Doral's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gianni Zarzuela, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Zarzuela has posted since back in March. Robin Liberatore was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday South Dade sidestepped Belen Jesuit for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Emmanuel Mercedes tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kevin Cappacetti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Sebastian De Valle also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
South Dade now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Downtown Doral, their record is now 7-16.
Downtown Doral might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from South Dade when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Dolphins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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