Flanagan was the 3-1 winner over Monsignor Pace when they last played one another back in February of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Flanagan Falcons fell just short of the Monsignor Pace Spartans by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday.
Brandon Padro was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those hits marked the first that he allowed this season.
Jose Mercano
| 03/12/25 vs Monsignor Pace | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs South Broward | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Jupiter | 1 |
| 02/24/25 @ West Broward | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 |
On the hitting side, Jose Mercano was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Daniel Chavez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Flanagan's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Monsignor Pace, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Looking ahead, Flanagan will challenge Cardinal Newman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Monsignor Pace, they will take on Varela at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Varela's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Monsignor Pace's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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