The Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Keys Gate Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Immaculata-La Salle will be strutting in after a victory while Keys Gate will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, everything went Immaculata-La Salle's way against Marathon as Immaculata-La Salle made off with a 10-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Royal Lions in their matchups with the Dolphins: they've now won four in a row.
Hector Sosa and Brandon Nu?ez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sosa pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Nu?ez tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. At bat, Sosa got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI, while Nu?ez scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most RBI Sosa has posted since back in March of 2024.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Hernandez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Jeremy Fornos was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Immaculata-La Salle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marathon only posted an OBP of .355.
Meanwhile, Keys Gate had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They came up short against Miami Springs on Tuesday, falling 7-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Golden Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Immaculata-La Salle now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Keys Gate, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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