The Hialeah Gardens Gladiators will head out on the road to face off against the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hialeah Gardens is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
After only two runs in their last matchup, Hialeah Gardens made sure to put some runs up on the board against Coral Reef on Monday. Hialeah Gardens came out on top against Coral Reef by a score of 10-5. Considering Hialeah Gardens' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Ryan Valdes looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up two earned runs off three hits. Humberto Martinez relieved him and did a solid job, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Carlos Victorero was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nicholas Ceballos was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Hialeah has not done well against TERRA Environmental recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Hialeah skirted past TERRA Environmental 6-4.
Chris Martinez looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Adrian Diaz and David Suarez did most of the damage at the plate: Diaz scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Suarez got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Hialeah Gardens' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Hialeah, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Hialeah Gardens skirted past Hialeah 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hialeah Gardens since the team 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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