The South Dade Buccaneers will challenge Sports Leadership & Management at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last eight games South Dade has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
South Dade is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mater Academy Charter just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 5-4.
South Dade got a good showing from Emmanuel Mercedes, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Damian Gorri
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At the plate, South Dade saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damian Gorri, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Those two hits gave Gorri a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sports Leadership & Management). They came out on top against Homestead on Monday by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what Sports Leadership & Management needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Edvin Alvarez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Alvarez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sports Leadership & Management let Jose Guzman and Juan Cruz run wild. Guzman scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Cruz scored two runs and stole Five bases. while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Angel Perez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Sports Leadership & Management always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
South Dade's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their win bumped their record up to 3-8.
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