Recap
Last season’s finalists matched up for the first time this season, and the games did not disappoint. The Sliema Patriots got the ball rolling early against the Mellieha Northenders.
Andres Susarra, Dillon Adams and Jorge Acosta led the game off with singles to load the bases for slugger Alvin Barroso who drove them all in and gave Sliema an early 3-run lead. The Patriots continued padding their lead in subsequent innings as MVP Gabriel Sabbatino reached base an impressive 4 times and teammate Fernando Berroterán accumulated 4 RBIs in the process.
The Mellieha Northenders, led by Steven Grima, cut into the deficit in the 4th and 6th innings but it wasn’t enough to hold off a strong Sliema offense. Run-scoring triples by Israel Rangel and Jorge Acosta of the Patriots sealed the game in favour of the Sliema Patriots with a score of 13-6.