Softball Recap: Coral Reef Barracudas vs. Hialeah Gardens Gladiators
Coral Reef's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Coral Reef's victory was all the more impressive since Hialeah Gardens was averaging only 3.92 runs allowed on the season.
Erin Zambrano tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Aubrey Alonso was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Diedrick, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Coral Reef is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Hialeah Gardens, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-1.
Coral Reef will head out on the road to challenge American at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Hialeah Gardens, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Homestead at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Homestead is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Hialeah Gardens will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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