Mater Lakes Academy won against Miami Christian on Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Mater Lakes Academy Bears narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the JC Bermudez Doral Thunder 7-5. The victory was familiar territory for Mater Lakes Academy who now have three in a row.
Jeuri La Rosa made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. La Rosa was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Javier Reyes looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, Andres Gomez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Bobby Torres was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On JC Bermudez Doral's side, Alain Esquivel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Esquivel continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, JC Bermudez Doral didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mater Lakes Academy only tossed nine.
Mater Lakes Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for JC Bermudez Doral, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-9-2.
Mater Lakes Academy will take on Coral Gables at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for JC Bermudez Doral, they will be playing at home against Hialeah Gardens at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. JC Bermudez Doral is facing Hialeah Gardens at the right time seeing as Hialeah Gardens is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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