The Mt. Pleasant Kilties will head out on the road to face off against the Times Squared Academy Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Pleasant will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They suffered a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of Tolman. Mt. Pleasant's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Edward Roquez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Roquez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Roquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Mt. Pleasant got a good showing from Smerlyn Lopez, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
Roquez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leo Nunez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Times Squared Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Juanita Sanchez Complex on Wednesday, taking the game 5-1.
Mt. Pleasant's record is now 4-6. As for Times Squared Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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