The Rhodes Rams will head out on the road to take on the Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rhodes will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Rhodes barely beat Garrett Morgan the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rams blew past the Falcons 12-2 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly ten runs.
Cesar Rios made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Rios was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jael Matos, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luis Vasquez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Andrews Osborne Academy put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for St. Martin de Porres. The Phoenix were the clear victors by a 24-0 margin over the Lions. The Phoenix haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Andrews Osborne Academy's record is now 2-0. As for Rhodes, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Rhodes' way against Andrews Osborne Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Rhodes made off with a 13-0 win. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Phoenix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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