McArthur was the 11-3 winner over Pompano Beach when they last played one another back in March of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The McArthur Mustangs fell 6-1 to the Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs McArthur has scored all season.
McArthur saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Dess, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Pompano Beach's side, they got a great performance from Garrett Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Pompano Beach let John Caianiello and Daviano Riba loose on the outfield. Caianiello scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Riba scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gianni Carbone, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
McArthur's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Pompano Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
McArthur will look to defend their home field on Monday against Chaminade-Madonna at 7:00 p.m. Chaminade-Madonna's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so McArthur's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pompano Beach, they will head out on the road to face off against Cardinal Gibbons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pompano Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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