The Brito Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the True North Classical Academy Titans. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brito will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Thursday, then bounced right back against Florida Christian on Tuesday. Brito had just enough and edged Florida Christian out 10-8.
Samuel Castro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Castro has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castro was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Luis Amariz was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Carlos Mateo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, True North Classical Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Chaminade-Madonna 3-2.
Alex Diaz looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, True North Classical Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Balsera, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Brito now has a winning record of 12-11. As for True North Classical Academy, their record now sits at 13-10-1.
Brito came up short against True North Classical Academy in their previous meeting on April 3rd, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Diaz, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Brito knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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