Sports Leadership & Management is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will head out on the road to face off against the Downtown Doral Dolphins at 3:00 p.m. Sports Leadership & Management has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Sports Leadership & Management fell victim to Hialeah Gardens and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Gladiators, falling 14-0. Sports Leadership & Management has struggled against Hialeah Gardens recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Meanwhile, Downtown Doral entered their game against Miami on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Downtown Doral lost 20-11 to Miami. Even if the Dolphins couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Downtown Doral saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fernando Quinones, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Quinones a new career-high in runs. Robin Liberatore was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Downtown Doral kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Sports Leadership & Management's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Downtown Doral, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Sports Leadership & Management skirted past Downtown Doral 8-7 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sports Leadership & Management since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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