The Mater Lakes Academy Bears will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Miami Christian Victors at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Mater Lakes Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Dr. Krop, taking the game 7-2. The win was just what Mater Lakes Academy needed coming off of a 12-2 defeat in their prior match.
Alejandro Napoles tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jonathan Vazquez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Andres Gomez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Miami Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over Downtown Doral. Miami Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by six runs or more this season.
Jendy Gonzalez and Mikey Palenzuela did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Palenzuela scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronny Cruz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Mater Lakes Academy back to even at 9-9. As for Miami Christian, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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