The American Heritage Stallions will take on the Coral Springs Charter Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. American Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Coral Springs Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
American Heritage is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Barron Collier just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
American Heritage got a good showing from Lucas Shahrabani, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, American Heritage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Fernandez, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Coral Springs Charter walked away with it. They never let the Raiders get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Monday. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Vincent Campbell looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Coral Springs Charter got a massive performance out of Chris Lora, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Lora has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nolan Mianowski, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
American Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Coral Springs Charter, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-12.
American Heritage couldn't quite finish off Coral Springs Charter when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Can the Stallions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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