In what's become a running theme this season, ABF Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dade Christian Crusaders an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but ABF Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Miguel Francisco's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pablo Guevara and Angel Rincon did most of the damage at the plate: Guevara scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rincon went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Guevara is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Dade Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ylurey Melfor, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
ABF Academy pushed their record up to 12-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Dade Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. ABF Academy will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Keys Gate, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Dade Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northwestern at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Dade Christian is facing Northwestern at the right time seeing as Northwestern is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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