After flying high against TERRA Environmental last Tuesday, South Dade came back down to earth. The South Dade Buccaneers fell just short of the Florida Christian Patriots by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The Buccaneers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2018.
Angel Ayala was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Joseph Medina was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
South Dade's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Florida Christian, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
South Dade and Florida Christian's could be walking into a shootout. South Dade allows their opponents to put quite a few scores each game. Florida Christian allows their opponents to put quite a few scores each game.
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