American came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 7-1 to the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
American saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Benitez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
American's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Hialeah Gardens, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Looking ahead, American will venture away from home to challenge North Miami Beach at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Hialeah Gardens, they will be playing at home against Goleman at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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