Baseball Preview: Flanagan Falcons vs. West Broward Bobcats
Flanagan has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the West Broward Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Flanagan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Coral Glades.
The result came thanks to Sergio Mundarain's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Flanagan's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Allison, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Brandon Ostalaza was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Broward had just enough and edged Everglades out 3-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Broward.
Jean Paul Querales looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, West Broward let Jason Wachs and Ethan Lindor loose on the outfield. Wachs scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Lindor scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alejandro Sardinas, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Flanagan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for West Broward, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5-1.
Flanagan couldn't quite finish off West Broward in their previous matchup on April 2nd and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Broward's Angel Figueroa, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Flanagan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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