Baseball Game Preview: Deerfield Beach Bucks vs. Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes

The Deerfield Beach Bucks will venture away from home to challenge the Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Deerfield Beach nor Pompano Beach posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Deerfield Beach easily dispatched Hollywood Hills on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Deerfield Beach fell just short of Archbishop McCarthy by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday.

Joseph Yastine was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February.

At the plate, Easton Viveros made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Pompano Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Cooper City.

Pompano Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathon Caianiello, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Pompano Beach's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Deerfield Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.

Deerfield Beach suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Pompano Beach in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Deerfield Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.