After flying high against Cooper City last Tuesday, Everglades came back down to earth. The Everglades Gators' tough 15-7 loss to the McArthur Mustangs on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. Everglades has struggled against McArthur recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Justin Mercado was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Gonzalez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On McArthur's side, Devin Grazzal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Grazzal was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Raymond Gonzalez, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Haiven Gil, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Everglades' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9-1. As for McArthur, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-7.
Everglades will face off against Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Everglades is facing Fort Lauderdale at the right time seeing as Fort Lauderdale is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for McArthur, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Piper at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. McArthur will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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