The Killian Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Stoneman Douglas Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Killian came into Tuesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Coral Gables. Killian's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Killian got a great performance from Brandon Pfeiffer as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Andrew Prieto was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a home run. Jonathan Acosta was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Stoneman Douglas stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Archbishop McCarthy as Stoneman Douglas made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stoneman Douglas.
Gavin Gargiulo tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Stoneman Douglas got a massive performance out of Nick Diaz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Killian's win bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Stoneman Douglas, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
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