Baseball Preview: West Boca Raton Bulls vs. Benjamin Buccaneers
The West Boca Raton Bulls will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Benjamin Buccaneers, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, West Boca Raton got themselves on the board against Calvary Christian Academy, but Calvary Christian Academy never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 1-0.
West Boca Raton got a great performance from James Littmen as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 7.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parks Fucci, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Benjamin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over John Carroll Catholic on Wednesday.
Johnny Havlicek looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Brandon Owens was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
West Boca Raton's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Benjamin, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
West Boca Raton came up short against Benjamin when the teams last played back in March of 2017, falling 5-2. Thankfully for West Boca Raton, Tyler Judge (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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