The Pine Crest Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Coral Gables Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pine Crest will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Even though South Plantation scored an imposing ten runs on Monday, Pine Crest still came out on top. Pine Crest won by a run and slipped past South Plantation 11-10.
The team relied heavily on Ian Hurt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Troy Ceritelli was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Coral Gables and Coral Reef on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. Coral Gables walked away with a 15-12 win over Coral Reef. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Brian Santana was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Santana was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael ?lvarez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Pine Crest's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-3. As for Coral Gables, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pine Crest has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coral Gables struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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