The Coral Reef Barracudas will take on the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans in a tournament on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coral Reef took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Hialeah get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Barracudas needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Avery Clegg was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katerina Chirinos and Chloe Junco did most of the damage at the plate: Chirinos scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Junco scored two runs while going 1-for-1. That's the most runs Junco has posted since back in May of 2024. Brianna Fields was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hialeah-Miami Lakes got the win against Carol City on Monday by a conclusive 14-4. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Like Coral Reef, Hialeah-Miami Lakes also got a great game from a two-way player: Marya Hicks. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hicks was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cyeanna Delva was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brianna Machado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Coral Reef, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
