Somerset Academy South Homestead came into Wednesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Redland Christian Academy FALCONS a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Somerset Academy South Homestead's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
Brandon Unzueta made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Unzueta was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Romeo Martinez, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Alejandro Gonzalez was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Somerset Academy South Homestead's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11. As for Redland Christian Academy, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Somerset Academy South Homestead will face off against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Somerset Academy South Homestead is facing Sports Leadership & Management at the right time seeing as Sports Leadership & Management is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Redland Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mater Academy Bay at 3:00 p.m. on April 17th.
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