The IMater Charter Knights will venture away from home to square off against the American Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. IMater Charter will be strutting in after a win while American will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, iMater Charter narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Coral Gables 6-5.
Luis Hernandez
| 03/26/25 @ Coral Gables | 7 |
| 03/21/25 vs Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) | 4 |
| 03/11/25 @ Ferguson | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Mater Academy Charter | 9 |
IMater Charter got a great performance from Luis Hernandez as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Hernandez has posted over his last five games.
At the plate, Alejandro De La Vega and Carlos De La Vega did most of the damage at the plate: Alejandro scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Carlos scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those three hits gave Alejandro a new career-high. Abel Suarez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, American was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 15-1 to Dr. Krop. Patriots fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Lightning since two weeks ago.
American saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Mu?oz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
IMater Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. American's loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
American's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: IMater Charter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for American, though, as they've only averaged .157. Will they be able to contain iMater Charter's hitters?
IMater Charter skirted past American 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for iMater Charter 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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