On Thursday, everything went the American Heritage Patriots's way against the South Dade Buccaneers as the American Heritage Patriots made off with an 11-1 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory American Heritage has managed all season.
Talan Holiday looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on RJ Machado, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Ramirez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On South Dade's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Medina, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
American Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for South Dade, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.
American Heritage will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Okeechobee at 4:00 p.m. American Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Okeechobee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Dade, they will challenge Ferguson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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