Mather won the last time they faced Disney II, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mather Rangers put the hurt on the Disney II Titans with a sharp 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mather.
Jeriel Mejias and Jadier Castillo were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Mejias struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Castillo tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mejias has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Mejias scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Castillo scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on J'Anthony Skerrett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was David Goytia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Mather has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Disney II, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.
Mather will be playing at home against Chicago Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Disney II, they will head out on the road to challenge Prosser at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Prosser is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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