Baseball Game Preview: West Broward Bobcats vs. Coral Springs Charter Panthers

A feisty cat fight will be fought as West Broward Bobcats challenge Coral Springs Charter Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Broward's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Coral Springs Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Wednesday, West Broward came up short against American Heritage and fell 5-2.

Meanwhile, Coral Springs Charter got themselves on the board against Piper on Tuesday, but Piper never followed suit. They came out on top against the Bengals by a score of 3-0. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bengals recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Piper's batters probably weren't too happy with Reid Dadic, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up a single walk). Dadic has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Coral Springs Charter's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carter Hayden, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Hayden a new career-high.

West Broward's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Coral Springs Charter, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. West Broward hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Coral Springs Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

West Broward took their win against Coral Springs Charter in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.