IDEA South Flores waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Founders Classical Academy Hoplites out 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as IDEA South Flores also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Makihi Phillips was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Phillips has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Renee De La Vega was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Ernest Ortiz, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and a triple.
IDEA South Flores has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Founders Classical Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7-1.
As of now, neither IDEA South Flores nor Founders Classical Academy have any future games scheduled.
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