The Mater Lakes Academy Bears are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Lakes Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Sunset.
Jeuri La Rosa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. La Rosa has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. La Rosa was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andre Suarez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bobby Torres, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They skirted past the Conchs 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Eddie Marshall, who went 3-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of George Stringos, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mater Lakes Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mater Lakes Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Gibbons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mater Lakes Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Cardinal Gibbons in their previous matchup back in February, winning 6-2. Will Mater Lakes Academy repeat their success, or does Cardinal Gibbons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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