The American Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Dr. Krop Lightning at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for American and three for Dr. Krop.
American fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Hialeah Gardens on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gladiators by a score of 7-6.
Guillermo Lopez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Lopez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sebastian Napoles was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Amari Lucas, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, American didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dr. Krop came up short against Monsignor Pace on Tuesday and fell 8-5.
Esaul Pena was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
American's record is now 3-12. As for Dr. Krop, their record is now 6-13.
American skirted past Dr. Krop 8-7 when the teams last played on April 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for American 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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