Fort Lauderdale is 0-3 against Everglades since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Lauderdale Flying L's will be playing at home against the Everglades Gators at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fort Lauderdale is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Deerfield Beach.
Meanwhile, Everglades fell victim to a tough 15-7 defeat at the hands of McArthur on Wednesday. Everglades has struggled against McArthur recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Justin Mercado made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Diego Gonzalez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Lauderdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Everglades, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9-1.
Fort Lauderdale came up short against Everglades in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Fort Lauderdale, Brian Vega (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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