Glades Day's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Berean Christian Bulldogs as the Glades Day Gators made off with a 16-1 victory. With that win, the Gators brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Adrian Baeza was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Glades Day is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Baeza was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Taranza McKelvin Jr
| 03/20/25 @ Berean Christian | 4 |
| 03/14/25 vs Atlantic | 3 |
| 03/05/25 vs Pahokee | 3 |
| 02/11/25 @ Lake Worth Christian | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Master's Academy | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
In other batting news, Taranza McKelvin Jr was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Glades Day's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Burch, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Glades Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
With the victory, Glades Day broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-9. As for Berean Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Glades Day will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Glades Central at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st. As for Berean Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Atlantic Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Berean Christian has given up an average of 10.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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