Hialeah had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 3-5 to make it four. They fell 8-4 to the IMater Charter Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 last Tuesday.
Hialeah had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Cody Gomez and Joel Marrero Gomez pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Marrero tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those zero hits allowed gave Gomez a new career-low.
At the plate, Ronaldo Rivera was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Reyes, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
As for iMater Charter, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly four runs.
On iMater Charter's side, Alex Alvarez got the start for iMater Charter and what a start it was: he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Hialeah has already played their next game, an 18-3 victory against Northwestern on the 9th. As for iMater Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-2 win against Archbishop McCarthy on the 10th.
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