Softball Preview: Coral Reef Barracudas vs. Ferguson Falcons
Coral Reef is 9-0 against Ferguson since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Coral Reef Barracudas will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ferguson Falcons at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coral Reef has four straight victories, Ferguson has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Coral Reef is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against American (and have done all season long). Coral Reef's pitcher stepped up to hand American a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. Coral Reef's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four games.
Aubrey Alonso made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Alonso has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Alonso was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Coral Reef got a massive performance out of Madison Rodriguez, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Rachel Hawkins was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Ferguson suffered a tough 18-1 defeat at the hands of St. Brendan on Thursday.
Coral Reef is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Ferguson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Everything went Coral Reef's way against Ferguson in their previous matchup back in February as Coral Reef made off with a 16-0 win. Does Coral Reef have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ferguson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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