The Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Miami Stingarees at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hialeah-Miami Lakes has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Miami will arrive with eight straight wins.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes had taken Northwestern down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. Hialeah-Miami Lakes came up short against Northwestern, falling 14-2.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Hialeah-Miami Lakes hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Miami beat Hialeah 5-2 on Tuesday.
Santiago Espana-Reconco looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Miami's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Hialeah-Miami Lakes, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hialeah-Miami Lakes has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Miami struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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