Baseball Preview: West Boca Raton Bulls vs. South Broward Bulldogs
The West Boca Raton Bulls will be playing at home against the South Broward Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with West Boca Raton sitting on three straight wins and South Broward on four.
West Boca Raton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged St. Thomas Aquinas out 4-3.
James Litman tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Boca Raton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Lichtenberger, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Lichtenberger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, South Broward narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Doral Academy 8-6.
South Broward got a massive performance out of Thomas Giltner, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Keniel Marrero, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
West Boca Raton's win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for South Broward, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Boca Raton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Broward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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