The Miami Vandals will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Miami suffered a rough 18-2 loss at the hands of San Tan Charter. Miami has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Miami saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Madrid, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Gilbert Classical Academy had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Veritas Prep on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Gilbert Classical Academy has lost by just one run.
Lucas Hesson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hesson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Ryan Roco and Nicholas Carlsson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Roco scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Carlsson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Miami's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Miami suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Gilbert Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hesson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Miami knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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