Mater Academy Bay won the last time they faced Everglades Prep Academy, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Mater Academy Bay Rays blew past the Everglades Prep Academy Panther 11-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mater Academy Bay.
Emmanuel Mercedes made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Mercedes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Rafael Abreu was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. Luke Verger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Mater Academy Bay pushed their record up to 4-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.7 runs. As for Everglades Prep Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Mater Academy Bay will look to defend their home field on Monday against Homestead at 3:30 p.m. Mater Academy Bay is facing Homestead at the right time seeing as Homestead is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Everglades Prep Academy, they are on the road again on April 12th to play Miami Country Day at 7:00 p.m.
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