The Brito Panthers will head out to challenge the True North Classical Academy Titans at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brito has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Brito managed to slip by Dade Christian the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Brito lost 13-2 to Dade Christian on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brito saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Nevarez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI. Cristopher Guzman was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Braddock typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday True North Classical Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
True North Classical Academy also got a great performance from Yancarlos Cordova as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Cordova is becoming a predictor of True North Classical Academy's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Angel Garcia, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in home runs. Another player making a difference was Misael Uriepero, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
True North Classical Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
True North Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Brito, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Brito skirted past True North Classical Academy 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Brito repeat their success, or does True North Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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