Preview: South Plantation Paladins vs. Monarch Knights
The South Plantation Paladins will head out on the road to face off against the Monarch Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
South Plantation pushed their score all the way to ten on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Pine Crest by a score of 11-10. South Plantation has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elijah Pierce led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two additional RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Monarch were a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to Cooper City.
Monarch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jael Hernandez, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
South Plantation's record now sits at 2-7. As for Monarch, their record is now 3-5.
South Plantation couldn't quite finish off Monarch in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for South Plantation, Lyonel Barthelemy (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks)) 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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