Hialeah Gardens lost to Hialeah on March 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Gladiators took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thoroughbreads. The Gladiators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hialeah Gardens got a good showing from Anthony Padilla, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Padilla has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alexander Martinez and Bryan Pol did some serious damage despite the final result: Martinez went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Pol went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhomar Salazar, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Hialeah Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Hialeah, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-5.
Hialeah Gardens will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on American at 3:30 p.m. on the 31st. As for Hialeah, they will challenge Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Thoroughbreads' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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