Somerset Academy was the 6-1 winner over Mater Academy Charter when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Somerset Academy Panthers fell just short of the Mater Academy Charter Lions by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kareem Amer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.

Jon Mora
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At the plate, Jon Mora was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Christian Cordero also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.
Somerset Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mater Academy Charter, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-5.
Coming up, Somerset Academy will square off against Deerfield Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Somerset Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Mater Academy Charter, they will take on iMater Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Academy Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so iMater Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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