Mastery easily dispatched LEAP Academy two weeks ago, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Warrior fell just short of the Palmyra Panthers by a score of 11-9 on Monday.
Albert Batista was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Batista was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs.
Batista wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leudy Alcantara, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4.
Mastery's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3. As for Palmyra, they pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mastery will head out to take on Westampton Tech at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Palmyra, they will venture away from home to challenge Pemberton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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