Baseball Game Preview: Coral Reef Barracudas vs. Sunset Knights

The Coral Reef Barracudas will head out on the road to face off against the Sunset Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coral Reef will be strutting in after a victory while Sunset will be coming in after a defeat.

Coral Reef made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Goleman, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Coral Reef was the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Goleman on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Barracudas' most dominant win of the season so far.

Adrian Nunez

Hits Against

02/10/25 vs Brito	5
02/18/25 vs Westminster Academy	4
03/04/25 @ Palmetto	3
03/11/25 @ Goleman	1
02/25/25 @ Hialeah	1

Coral Reef got a great performance from Adrian Nunez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Nunez is becoming a predictor of Coral Reef's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 2-1 (and 1-8 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Adrian Romero was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Oscar Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Coral Reef always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Sunset suffered their closest loss since May 1, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hialeah Gardens by a score of 4-2. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sunset's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Coral Reef, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.

Everything went Coral Reef's way against Sunset when the teams last played back in March of 2021, as Coral Reef made off with a 20-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coral Reef since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.