The American Patriots will square off against the iMater Charter Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 11.
American had taken Dr. Krop down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end two weeks ago. American lost 15-1 to Dr. Krop.
American saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Mu?oz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Mu?oz also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, iMater Charter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Coral Gables on Wednesday.
IMater Charter also got a great performance from Luis Hernandez as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Hernandez has posted over his last five contests.
At the plate, Alejandro De La Vega and Carlos De La Vega did most of the damage at the plate: Alejandro scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Carlos scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those three hits gave Alejandro a new career-high.
IMater Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. American's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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