There's no place like home for Mater Lakes Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the South Dade Buccaneers on Monday as Mater Lakes Academy made off with an 11-1 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Mater Lakes Academy got a great performance from Christopher Arredondo as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits Arredondo has allowed since back in February.
SEBASTIAN CASTILLO
| 03/24/25 vs South Dade | 2 |
| 02/15/25 @ Brito | 2 |
| 02/13/25 @ Calvary Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Varela | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Miami Christian | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on SEBASTIAN CASTILLO, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Mater Lakes Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-0-1 (and 6-7-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of ANTHONY VELAZQUEZ, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mater Lakes Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Mater Lakes Academy now has a winning record of 8-7-3. As for South Dade, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mater Lakes Academy will face off against iMater Charter at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mater Lakes Academy 3.9, iMater Charter 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Dade, they will challenge Goleman at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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