With a playoff game on the line, American Heritage rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The victory was nothing new for American Heritage as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Talan Holiday, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Pembroke Pines Charter off the board. Holiday has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Blayden Caballero, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Pembroke Pines Charter's side, Dean Jaworski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
American Heritage's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-17.
As of now, neither American Heritage nor Pembroke Pines Charter have any future games scheduled.
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