The Brito Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brito is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Brito came up short against Sunset and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly four runs.
Raivon Pinder was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hialeah Educational Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against South Dade by a score of 5-0 on Wednesday.
JEREMIAH ACOSTA looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hialeah Educational Academy is 4-2 when ACOSTA allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Hialeah Educational Academy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JOSE AVILES, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. EISLER PEREZ was another, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hialeah Educational Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Brito, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
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