Baseball Game Preview: Coral Springs Charter Panthers vs. Pine Crest Panthers

We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Coral Springs Charter easily dispatched Deerfield Beach on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Coral Springs Charter fell just short of Spanish River by a score of 10-8 on Thursday.

Julian Spinola

Runs

03/20/25 @ South Plantation	3
03/27/25 @ Spanish River	2
03/25/25 vs Deerfield Beach	2
03/14/25 vs Westminster Academy	1
03/11/25 vs American Heritage	1
+ 2 more games

Julian Spinola made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-3. He has become a key player for Coral Springs Charter: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Anton Fournier also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Pine Crest entered their match against West Boca Raton on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pine Crest fell 12-7 to West Boca Raton.

Cooper Obst was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Stephen Gladding, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 9-4-1. As for Coral Springs Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Coral Springs Charter has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pine Crest struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Everything went Coral Springs Charter's way against Pine Crest in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Coral Springs Charter made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coral Springs Charter since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.