The Mater Lakes Academy Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coral Gables Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Lakes Academy entered their tilt with JC Bermudez Doral with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Thunder 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for Mater Lakes Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jeuri La Rosa was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. La Rosa was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Javier Reyes looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, Andres Gomez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Bobby Torres was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Coral Gables had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand American a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was just what Coral Gables needed coming off of a 17-1 defeat in their prior contest.
Like Mater Lakes Academy, Coral Gables also got a great game from a two-way player: Julian Saveedra. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Saveedra was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Brian Santana was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Michael ?lvarez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mater Lakes Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Coral Gables, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
Mater Lakes Academy came up short against Coral Gables in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Mater Lakes Academy, Idail Diago (who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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