The Downtown Doral Dolphins will head out on the road to square off against the Highlands Christian Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Downtown Doral didn't have quite enough to beat Miami and fell 2-1.
Fernando Quinones was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Quinones was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Quinones wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hector Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Highlands Christian stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past North Miami Beach 14-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Highlands Christian.
Like Downtown Doral, Highlands Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: JJ Rodriguez. On the mound, Rodriguez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Valentino Pupo tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Pupo went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Pupo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
In other pitching news, Tyson Jowers looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Joey Arroyo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joseph Febus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Downtown Doral's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Highlands Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
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