The ABF Academy Cowboys are taking a road trip to take on the Doral Academy Firebirds at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
ABF Academy proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past TNXL Miami 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Leandro Alvarez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gian Luigi Ospina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy entered their tilt with Hialeah Educational Academy on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Biggie, sneaking past 3-1.
Aaron Elissalt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Doral Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George Pardo Jr., who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Doral Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for ABF Academy, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-3.
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