Miami Beach has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Miami Beach fell victim to a rough 12-5 defeat at the hands of Dade Christian.
Jacob Gaynor and Lenonx Munoz stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gaynor scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Munoz scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Munoz has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Matthew Vega was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Miami Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) got a big performance out of Gavin Davidson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Alex Arias, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Miami Beach now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Miami Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Miami Beach couldn't quite finish off Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) in their previous matchup back in February and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s Braden Keltz, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Miami Beach knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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