The Taravella Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Belen Jesuit Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Taravella's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Belen Jesuit's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Taravella didn't have quite enough to beat West Broward and fell 3-2. Taravella has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Javier Miranda was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Taravella saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was EJ Burns, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Belen Jesuit had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Patriots out 3-2.
Belen Jesuit also got a great performance from Willy Campo as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Taravella's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Belen Jesuit, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
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