Baseball Game Preview: Everglades Gators vs. Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars

The Everglades Gators will venture away from home to take on the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Everglades made up a huge gap compared to their last game against McArthur, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Gators' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.

Not much got past Julio Amoedo, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep McArthur off the board. Amoedo also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Everglades is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.

Gabriel Billini

Runs

03/13/25 vs Northeast	4
02/26/25 @ Monarch	4
03/29/25 @ Cardinal Gibbons	3
04/03/25 @ McArthur	2
03/14/25 @ Taravella	2
+ 1 more games

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabriel Billini, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Everglades' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Marley John also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Meanwhile, Pembroke Pines Charter was able to grind out a solid win over JC Bermudez Doral on Thursday, taking the game 9-5.

Christian Morales was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brady Mongera was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Pembroke Pines Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Everglades now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-9-1.

Everglades came out on top in a nail-biter against Pembroke Pines Charter when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.