The Western Wildcats will challenge the Cooper City Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Western gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 12-7 win over Deerfield Beach. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bucks: they've now won three in a row.
Taisuky Rodriguez
| 03/06/25 @ Deerfield Beach | 3 |
| 03/03/25 vs JC Bermudez Doral | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Coral Springs Charter | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Flanagan | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 1 |
Miguel Tapia and Taisuky Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Tapia scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Jorge Falagan was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cooper City). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Coral Springs 12-11.
Brody Murray looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Cooper City got a massive performance out of Nick Tubito, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Adrian Graterol, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Cooper City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Cooper City back to even at 5-5. As for Western, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Western has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cooper City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Western's way against Cooper City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Western made off with a 15-4 victory. Does Western have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cooper City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
