The Mater Academy Charter Lions will head out on the road to challenge the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mater Academy Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Suncoast 7-5. Winning may never get old, but Mater Academy Charter sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jonathan Leyva looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Yodelkis Quevedo, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Fernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, American Heritage got themselves on the board against Pembroke Pines Charter on Tuesday, but Pembroke Pines Charter never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jaguars and snuck past 2-0. The win was nothing new for American Heritage as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Talan Holiday, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Pembroke Pines Charter off the board. Holiday has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Blayden Caballero was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 18-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Mater Academy Charter skirted past American Heritage 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was American Heritage's Antonio Turco-Rivas, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mater Academy Charter still be able to contain Turco-Rivas? There's only one way to find out.
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