The Riverview Academy of Math and Science Barracudas will head out on the road to challenge Gulf Coast HEAT at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Riverview Academy of Math and Science can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They fell just short of Foundation Christian Academy by a score of 4-2.
Caleb Encarnacion put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Encarnacion was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast HEAT unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy on Tuesday, falling 13-5. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it ten in a row.
Gulf Coast HEAT saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Ekstrom, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Ekstrom a new career-high in stolen bases. Andrew Blunden was another, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
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