Baseball Preview: Monarch Knights vs. Deerfield Beach Bucks
Monarch is 9-1 against Deerfield Beach since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Monarch Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Deerfield Beach Bucks at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Monarch gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pompano Beach an 8-0 shutout.
Danny Tartaglia made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. Tartaglia has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tartaglia was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adriel Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Sammy Stanley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Deerfield Beach entered their tilt with Fort Lauderdale with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Flying L's 9-3.
The team relied heavily on Roberto Acosta, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win got Monarch back to even at 7-7. As for Deerfield Beach, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monarch has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Deerfield Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Monarch came out on top in a nail-biter against Deerfield Beach when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Deerfield Beach's Lorenzo Feliciano, who struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Monarch to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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