American Heritage will face off against American at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American Heritage is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, American Heritage beat Flanagan 6-1.
Dylan Dubovik
| 04/10/25 vs Flanagan | 1 |
| 04/02/25 vs West Broward | 0 |
| 03/21/25 vs Bonita Springs | 1 |
Dylan Dubovik was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Rich, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Joseph Castro was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
American Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Flanagan only posted a batting average of .231.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but American had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hurricanes a 10-0 shutout. The Patriots' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
American Heritage's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for American, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-11.
American Heritage took their win against American in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 12-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for American Heritage since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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