The IMater Charter Knights will be playing at home against the Downtown Doral Dolphins on Monday. IMater Charter will be strutting in after a win while Downtown Doral will be coming in after a defeat.
IMater Charter headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but North Miami Beach let them put that streak behind them. Everything went iMater Charter's way against North Miami Beach on Friday as iMater Charter made off with a 10-2 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for iMater Charter's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
IMater Charter got a great performance from Deiner Aulet as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Aulet has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nelson Rodriguez was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Jayden Castillo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Downtown Doral lost 13-3 to Highlands Christian on Thursday. Downtown Doral has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jheroiny Borbon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Downtown Doral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
IMater Charter's win bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Downtown Doral, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Downtown Doral's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. IMater Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Downtown Doral, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will iMater Charter keep running through batters, or will Downtown Doral buck the trend?
IMater Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over Downtown Doral when the teams last played back in March, winning 6-1. Does iMater Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Downtown Doral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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