The South Broward Bulldogs will face off against the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. South Broward will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
South Broward is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against McArthur on Tuesday as South Broward made off with a 10-2 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Rocco Villella tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only three hits, the fewest he's had since back in February.
At the plate, South Broward got a big performance out of Giancarlo Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Rivera a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Keniel Marrero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
South Broward always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hialeah came up short against Hialeah Gardens on Thursday, falling 14-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Thoroughbreds in their meetings with the Gladiators: they've now lost five in a row.
Kamari Small and Christopher Reyes did some serious damage despite the final result: Small went 2-for-3 with one home run, while Reyes scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those hits marked the first that Small got this season.
Hialeah's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for South Broward, their win bumped their record up to 5-9-1.
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