The Dade Christian Warriors will challenge the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Dade Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Dade Christian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against McArthur, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Dade Christian put the hurt on McArthur with a sharp 15-2 victory on Monday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Carlos Chirinos made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Chirinos was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
In other pitching news, Jadel Marrero looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Yael Amador
| 03/04/25 vs Schoolhouse Prep | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ McArthur | 2 |
| 03/13/25 @ Cooper City | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ ABF Academy | 2 |
| 03/14/25 @ Brito | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Back at the plate, Yael Amador and Ylurey Melfor did most of the damage at the plate: Amador went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Melfor scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. Amador is becoming a predictor of Dade Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Kelvin Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Dade Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .697. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Rams.
The team relied heavily on Carson Binder, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base was his first of the season. Lucas Farrar was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Dade Christian's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.33 hits in those games compared to only 4.91 in the others. As for Berkeley Prep, their record is now 12-3.
