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The Gulliver Raiders jumped out to an early lead and got a big two-run home run from Eric Nietzel to take down the St. Brendan Sabres 8-3 in a district game Wednesday.

Belen Jesuit gets total team effort to edge past Mater Academy in a district showdown at Belen on Tuesday afternoon. It was the teams’ second meeting this season.

Miami Christian’s Jason Gutierrez strikes out 11 and Luis Diaz hits walk-off single to beat Westwood Christian 3-2 in the district battle.

The South Dade Buccaneers get a win over rival Hialeah in the Selective Recruiting Invitational behind great pitching from David Lebron and a big rally in the fourth inning.

The first game ever played between the St. Brendan Sabres and Columbus Explorers was a sloppy one, filled with walks, errors and odd plays.

The Ferguson Falcons fell behind early against Jupiter in the Selective Recruiting Invitational and their late rally falls short, allowing the Warriors to win 8-6.

Palmetto got another strong performance from Brandon Kacer, who did well on the mound and energized his team at the plate.

The Christopher Columbus Explorers and Belen Jesuit Wolverines were the first to play in the new ballpark Monday in front of 5,000 fans.

The Raiders got a three-run, walk-off home run from Ricky Eusebio and another great performance from Ivan Pelaez to beat the Lions on Saturday afternoon.

The Goleman Gators get timely hits from Garrastazu, Martinez and Delgado to put up runs to get past district rival Ronald Reagan on Friday afternoon.

Eric Alvarez’s lead-off home run in the bottom of the seventh carries the Sabres past the Bears in a non-district matchup Thursday. It was the eighth win of the season for St. Brendan.

Lack of production at the plate hurts Belen Jesuit in a 5-1 loss to Archbishop McCarthy on Wednesday in a possible preview of regional playoff opponents.

The Palmetto Panthers needed nine innings before they were able to put this district game against the Southridge Spartans to rest, ultimately winning 5-2.

Gulliver Prep pitcher delivers a masterful performance, keeping the Chiefs to three hits while striking out six as the Raiders take advantage Gibbons’ mistakes to win 6-0.

The Columbus Explorers get a 4-1 victory over the visiting Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks behind the arm of pitcher Yency Almonte and a big hit from Mike Obregon.

The Southwest Miami Eagles were able to shut down the bats of the Braddock Bulldogs on Thursday afternoon behind the arm of starting pitcher Fernando Rabel.

Braddock Bulldog David Jervis gets the win on the mound and also hits two home runs to help his team get passed the Coral Park Rams on Tuesday afternoon.

South Dade Buccaneers uses bunts to manufacture runs early on, and freshman pitcher John Gonzalez dominates on the mound to secure the victory over South Miami Cobras.

Ferguson Falcon’s head coach Jose Novas and his team are no strangers to coming back late in games and it was no different Saturday afternoon against Palmetto.

Mater Academy’s Mike Mediavilla had a strong performance on the mound as his teammates scored runs early to help beat Belen 6-2 on Friday.

Mater Academy gets another big victory, cruising after an eight-run first to win 22-1, but Norland uses the early season games as a learning experience.