Baseball Recap: West Broward Bobcats vs. Columbus Explorers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Broward had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Columbus Explorers and snuck past 7-6. The win was familiar territory for West Broward who now have six in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jason Wachs, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Manuel Sarcos, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Columbus' side, Jason Vazquez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Zahir Barjam and Franklin Fransisco stepped up to the plate in a big way. Barjam scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fransisco scored a run while going 1-for-3.
West Broward has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
West Broward will square off against Stoneman Douglas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Stoneman Douglas: 2.1, West Broward: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Columbus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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