The Boca Raton Bobcats will square off against the Spanish River Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Boca Raton comes in on five and Spanish River on three.
Last Wednesday, Boca Raton earned a 7-3 victory over Tradition Prep.
David Cohen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dante Ambrose, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack DiSalvo, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Spanish River rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions a 6-0 shutout. Considering Spanish River has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Dovydas Raciunas, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Olympic Heights off the board. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Diaz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Roman Zabala was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Boca Raton pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Spanish River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Boca Raton was able to grind out a solid victory over Spanish River when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boca Raton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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