The Doral Academy Firebirds will face off against the Miami Christian Victors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Doral Academy 1, Miami Christian 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Miami Christian will be up against a hot Doral Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Firebirds never let Archbishop McCarthy get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday. The Firebirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 games by six runs or more this season.
Meagan Villazon made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Doral Academy got a massive performance out of Sarah Breaux, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Anabela Abdullah was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Miami Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westminster Christian. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Victors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Doral Academy's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Miami Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Doral Academy skirted past Miami Christian 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Firebirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Victors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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