Baseball Recap: South Plantation Wins Going Away Against Fort Lauderdale

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Previous Games

03/06/25 - Home	12-4 W
02/27/24 - Home	2-1 W
05/02/23 - Neutral	11-0 W
04/22/22 - Home	2-1 W
04/26/21 - Neutral	11-9 W
+ 5 more games

South Plantation barely beat Fort Lauderdale the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The South Plantation Paladins were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over the Fort Lauderdale Flying L's on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Paladins in their matchups with the Flying L's: they've now won six in a row.

Caleb Thomas made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other pitching news, South Plantation got a great performance from Aidan Fitzgerald as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Fitzgerald a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

Back at the plate, John McDevitt was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Lucas Decordova was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

South Plantation kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

South Plantation's record is now 4-6. As for Fort Lauderdale, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-7-1 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Plantation will welcome NSU University at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. NSU University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Fort Lauderdale, they will host Northeast at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fort Lauderdale is facing Northeast at the right time seeing as Northeast is stuck on a five-game losing streak.