Westminster Academy came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to the West Boca Raton Bulls. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this match were averaging 3.77 runs allowed.
Juan Sarmiento
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Westminster Academy got a good showing from Juan Sarmiento, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Westminster Academy is 3-1 when Sarmiento allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Jorge Ferrer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Westminster Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.33 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.7 in the others. As for West Boca Raton, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.
Looking ahead, Westminster Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against South Plantation at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Boca Raton, they are taking a road trip to challenge St. John Paul II Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John Paul II Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so West Boca Raton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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