Preview: South Plantation Paladins vs. Fort Lauderdale Flying L's
After two games on the road, South Plantation is heading back home. They will take on the Fort Lauderdale Flying L at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. South Plantation will be strutting in after a win while Fort Lauderdale will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, it was close, but South Plantation sidestepped Northeast for a 4-3 victory. The win was just what South Plantation needed coming off of a 9-1 loss in their prior game.
South Plantation got a great performance from Ben Coffey as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, South Plantation saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Gollan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Gustavo Villegas was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Lauderdale fell victim to a tough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Western on Thursday. Fort Lauderdale has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Plantation's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Fort Lauderdale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
South Plantation skirted past Fort Lauderdale 2-1 when the teams last played back in February. Does South Plantation have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Lauderdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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