The Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans will square off against the Westland Hialeah Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Hialeah-Miami Lakes knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Westland Hialeah likes a good challenge.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Southwest, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Hialeah-Miami Lakes came out on top against Southwest by a score of 15-10 on Wednesday. While the Trojans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Marya Hicks made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Hicks was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of her nine plate appearances.
In other batting news, Daniela Castejon was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cyeanna Delva, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .521. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest only posted an OBP of .353.
Meanwhile, Westland Hialeah lost 15-3 to Miami Springs on Tuesday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Golden Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Westland Hialeah, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Hialeah-Miami Lakes' way against Westland Hialeah in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, as Hialeah-Miami Lakes made off with a 26-9 victory. Does Hialeah-Miami Lakes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westland Hialeah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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