Softball Game Preview: Coral Reef Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 2:13am

Softball Preview: Coral Reef Barracudas vs. West Broward Bobcats

The Coral Reef Barracudas will stay at home for another game and welcome the West Broward Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Coral Reef's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games.

Coral Reef is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Palmetto by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Considering Coral Reef has won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Chloe Junco, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Hawkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, West Broward came up short against Cypress Bay on Wednesday and fell 8-5.

Coral Reef has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for West Broward, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.

Coral Reef skirted past West Broward 7-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Coral Reef repeat their success, or does West Broward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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