The Tradition Prep Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Dwyer Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Dwyer took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Tradition Prep, who comes in off a win.
Tradition Prep will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Port St. Lucie, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Tradition Prep came out on top against Port St. Lucie by a score of 10-5 on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their one-run performance the game before.
Pablo Almonte and Aliet Garcia were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Almonte kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Garcia pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. At bat, Almonte scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Garcia went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. What's more, Almonte posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Tradition Prep got a big performance out of Sebastian Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Almonte, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Tradition Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Port St. Lucie struck out 16 times.
Meanwhile, Dwyer suffered their biggest loss since April 23, 2024 on Friday. They lost 9-3 to Neumann.
Dwyer's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Tradition Prep, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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