American Heritage won the last time they faced Hialeah Educational Academy, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The American Heritage Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie 6-4.
Connor Rodrigues looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, American Heritage let Rafael Furcal and Lucas Ramirez loose on the outfield. Furcal scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Ramirez scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Machado, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Hialeah Educational Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was ROLANDO MENA, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. ANDRES RODRIGUEZ was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
American Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12.
American Heritage will square off against Doral Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Doral Academy will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something American Heritage surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Mater Academy Charter at 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
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