On Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale got themselves on the board against Coral Glades, but Coral Glades never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Coral Glades Jaguars. The victory was familiar territory for Fort Lauderdale who now have three in a row.
Kylie Keenan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Fort Lauderdale's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Giovanna Soto, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Coral Glades' side, Haleigh Thomas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Coral Glades saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sabrina Farrugia, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Coral Glades didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Fort Lauderdale is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Coral Glades, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Fort Lauderdale will be playing in front of their home fans against Coral Springs Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coral Springs Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Fort Lauderdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Coral Glades, they will look to defend their home field in their first game on Thursday against Lourdes Academy at 11:00 a.m. Lourdes Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
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