The Everglades Gators will face off against the South Broward Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Everglades didn't have quite enough to beat West Broward and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Everglades has lost by just one run.
Everglades got a good showing from Pedro Duran, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Duran has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Everglades saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Broward had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Lightning by a score of 6-3.
The team relied heavily on Ricky Losada, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Keniel Marrero, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Everglades now has a losing record at 10-11-1. As for South Broward, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Everglades has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Broward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everglades came up short against South Broward in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Broward's Thomas Giltner, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Everglades knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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