Miami has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the San Carlos Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Tuesday, Miami made easy work of Leading Edge Academy - GEC and carried off a 19-3 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Miami has managed all season.
Gabby Gonzales was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Gonzales has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzales was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaylynn Porto and Ana Newman did most of the damage at the plate: Porto scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Newman scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Figueroa, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, San Carlos is still looking for their first win of the season after ten contests. Their rough 32-24 loss to Gilbert Classical Academy on Friday might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Miami pushed their record up to 7-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs per game. As for San Carlos, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Miami's way against San Carlos in their previous matchup back in March as Miami made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miami since the squad 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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