The Coral Shores Hurricanes will square off against the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coral Shores will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Coral Shores' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Downtown Doral as Coral Shores made off with an 11-0 win. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Campbell Lavoie was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
AJ Putetti
| 03/13/25 vs Downtown Doral | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Mater Bay Academy | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Hialeah | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs ABF Academy Homestead | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Putetti, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played. Derek Ramos was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Coral Shores was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, P.K. Yonge unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against Vanguard, falling 10-3.
Josh Davis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Coral Shores' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for P.K. Yonge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Coral Shores hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .385. However, it's not like P.K. Yonge struggles in that department as they've averaged .339. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
