IMater Charter was the 10-7 winner over Brito when they last played one another back in March of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The iMater Charter Knights fell just short of the Brito Panthers by a score of 8-7 on Thursday.
Rogert Jimenez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Vazquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Brito's side, Samuel Castro made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Castro has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castro was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Douglas Horta looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Luis Amariz and Gregory Catano did most of the damage at the plate: Amariz scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Catano went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
IMater Charter has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Brito, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-9.
IMater Charter will be playing at home against Homestead at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. IMater Charter has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Brito, they will be playing at home against Trinity Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Brito will stroll in with a five game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the fourth matchup with Trinity Christian Academy.
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