Baseball Recap: Everglades Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against ABF Academy, Everglades was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Fort Lauderdale Flying L by a score of 5-2. The Gators have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Flying L's, too.

Everglades let Eliezer Romero and Alex Mota run wild. Romero scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mota went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. Salvador Duran also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.

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Previous 5 Games

03/20/25 - Home	5-2 W
04/18/24 - Away	10-6 W
04/28/22 - Home	5-0 W
02/17/21 - Home	10-0 W
02/19/20 - Home	10-3 W

The win got Everglades back to even at 7-7. As for Fort Lauderdale, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-9-1.

Everglades and Fort Lauderdale could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Everglades (ranked 319th) will meet North Broward Prep (ranked 30th) at 6:30 p.m. on March 28th. Similarly, Fort Lauderdale will challenge Pine Crest at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 441 places (475 vs. 34).