Preview: West Boca Raton Bulls vs. Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs
The West Boca Raton Bulls are on the road again on Thursday to play the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. West Boca Raton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but West Boca Raton sidestepped Lyman for a 6-5 victory.
Christian Saunders looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Parks Fucci was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alan Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Flagler Palm Coast earned a 5-2 win over Seminole on Wednesday.
Dalton Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Flagler Palm Coast's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brenin Striplin, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
West Boca Raton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Flagler Palm Coast, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
West Boca Raton couldn't quite finish off Flagler Palm Coast when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for West Boca Raton, Brayden Stuart (who pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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