The Coral Glades Jaguars will be playing at home against the Somerset Academy Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Coral Glades is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Piper (and have done all season long). Coral Glades never let Piper onto the board and left with a 12-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coral Glades.
Elise Salas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carmela Smith, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Densmore, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Mater Lakes Academy. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Emily Munoz looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Victoria Carmona, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Kendall Casteel was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with four RBI.
Coral Glades now has a winning record of 9-8-1. As for Somerset Academy, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Coral Glades has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Coral Glades was able to grind out a solid victory over Somerset Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 8-3. Will Coral Glades repeat their success, or does Somerset Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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