In what's become a running theme this season, South Dade gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes 13-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Dade also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Alexander Lastra was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Lastra has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lastra was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hillary Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Brianna Cuellar, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
South Dade has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
South Dade will head out on the road to challenge Varela at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Dade knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Varela likes a good challenge. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against iMater Charter at 3:30 p.m. Somerset Academy South Homestead is facing iMater Charter at the right time seeing as iMater Charter is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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