South Plantation had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Northeast Hurricanes on Thursday. The victory was just what South Plantation needed coming off of a 9-1 loss in their prior contest.
South Plantation got a great performance from Ben Coffey as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, South Plantation saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Gollan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gustavo Villegas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Northeast's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anibal Diaz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Plantation's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Northeast, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Fort Lauderdale the next time they take the field. South Plantation will host Fort Lauderdale at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, while Northeast will host them at 6:00 p.m. on April 1st.
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