West Boca Raton and Dwyer are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Boca Raton Bulls will challenge the Dwyer Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Boca Raton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let South Broward onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win was nothing new for West Boca Raton as they're now sitting on four straight.
Matt Pagan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. Pagan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Pagan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Lichtenberger was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Parks Fucci was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Dwyer's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.32 runs allowed on Friday. Dwyer blew past Southwest 11-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dwyer.
Like West Boca Raton, Dwyer also got a great game from a two-way player: Kody Morgan. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Morgan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Nick Rovitti looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Colin Haggerty was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bryce Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Boca Raton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Dwyer, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7-1.
West Boca Raton beat Dwyer 7-4 when the teams last played last Thursday. Will West Boca Raton repeat their success, or does Dwyer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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