The Fort Lauderdale Flying L are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Coral Glades Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Fort Lauderdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Fort Lauderdale earned an 8-3 win over South Broward.
Lily O'Neil was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Quinn McFadden, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Coral Glades has not done well against Monarch recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Coral Glades' way against Monarch as Coral Glades made off with a 15-1 victory. Considering Coral Glades has won five contests by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Haleigh Thomas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carmela Smith was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dilynn Douge, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
The win got Fort Lauderdale back to even at 7-7. As for Coral Glades, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
Fort Lauderdale took their win against Coral Glades in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Fort Lauderdale repeat their success, or does Coral Glades have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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