On Friday, the Mater Academy Charter Lions made easy work of the Dade Christian Crusaders and carried off a 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mater Academy Charter.
Jonathan Leyva tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dylan Fernandez was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Yodelkis Quevedo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On Dade Christian's side, Denzel Linares was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Christian Castillo, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Dade Christian, they dropped their record down to 12-12 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Mater Academy Charter has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome TERRA Environmental at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Academy Charter is facing TERRA Environmental at the right time seeing as TERRA Environmental is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Dade Christian, they are on the road again on Monday to play Highlands Christian at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Highlands Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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