The Dr. Krop Lightning will face off against the South Broward Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Dr. Krop is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Dr. Krop is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past American 8-0. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Zachary Haggerty was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Haggerty has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Haggerty was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Ryan Pena was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Abel Profeta, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Broward unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westminster Academy. The loss continues a trend for South Broward in their matchups with Westminster Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Thomas Giltner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Brennan, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Dr. Krop's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for South Broward, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11-1.
Dr. Krop beat South Broward 4-1 in their previous meeting on April 2nd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Broward's Daniel Wasserman, who struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dr. Krop still be able to contain Wasserman? There's only one way to find out.
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