The Downtown Doral Dolphins will venture away from home to square off against the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Downtown Doral has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Hialeah Gardens will arrive with six straight wins.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Downtown Doral's offense. They lost 18-0 to Doral Academy on Tuesday.
Hialeah Gardens hadn't beaten Mater Lakes Academy on the road since April 13, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Gladiators came out on top against the Bears by a score of 8-3. With that victory, the Gladiators brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jerry Sosa, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Hialeah Gardens is undefeated when Sosa posts two or more runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Anthony Castillo was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sosa wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Hialeah Gardens kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in five consecutive matches.
Downtown Doral's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Hialeah Gardens, their record now sits at 10-8.
Downtown Doral couldn't quite get it done against Hialeah Gardens when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as they fell 7-3. Can the Dolphins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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