The Boca Raton Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Suncoast Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Suncoast is hoping to do on Tuesday what Cardinal Newman couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Boca Raton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Boca Raton had just enough and edged Cardinal Newman out 7-5. That's two games straight that Boca Raton has won by exactly two runs.
Brady Crawford was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Chase Crawford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Suncoast won against Treasure Coast on Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Suncoast sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Royal Palm Beach. The victory was nothing new for Suncoast as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jason Giamboi tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, John Cimbella and Brady Benevides did most of the damage at the plate: Cimbella scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Benevides scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aidan Arjune, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Boca Raton's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Suncoast, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
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