Baseball Preview: Goleman Gators vs. Westland Hialeah Wildcats
The Goleman Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Westland Hialeah Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Goleman will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Goleman is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Reagan with a sharp 21-4 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kevin Calzadilla was a standout: he went 1-for-1 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ryan Garcia, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Westland Hialeah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of Southridge.
Goleman's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for Westland Hialeah, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Goleman came out on top in a nail-biter against Westland Hialeah when the teams last played back in February of 2021, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westland Hialeah's Brandon Villabrille, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Goleman to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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