The Mater Academy Charter Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Brendan Sabres at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Mater Academy Charter beat Pembroke Pines Charter 10-7.
Jonathan Leyva tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brandon Lorenzo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eiker Norega, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against iMater Charter as St. Brendan made off with a 14-1 win.
Jean Garcia-chicano made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Garcia-chicano was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other pitching news, Ethan Hernandez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, St. Brendan let Diego Alvarez and Kevin Leon loose on the outfield. Alvarez scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Leon went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jan Perez Fernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Mater Academy Charter's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-6. As for St. Brendan, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Mater Academy Charter came up short against St. Brendan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Mater Academy Charter, Vincent Van Hemert (who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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