The Coral Springs Charter Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Coral Springs Charter will be strutting in after a victory while Cardinal Gibbons will be coming in after a defeat.
Coral Springs Charter is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Flanagan on Wednesday. Coral Springs Charter never let Flanagan onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Rodney Chung made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Marcelo Young looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
Chung wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Alexander, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of True North Classical Academy.
Coral Springs Charter's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Coral Springs Charter skirted past Cardinal Gibbons 9-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Coral Springs Charter repeat their success, or does Cardinal Gibbons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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