The Miami Christian Victors will face off against the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Miami Christian turned things around against Ferguson on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Falcons.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Immaculata-La Salle, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Archbishop Carroll a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The result came thanks to Derrick Paz's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Immaculata-La Salle's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave Gonzalez a new career-high in stolen bases. Gianni Farach also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Immaculata-La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. Miami Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Miami Christian couldn't quite finish off Immaculata-La Salle in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 and fell 8-6. Can Miami Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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