West Broward is 0-10 against Stoneman Douglas since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Broward Bobcats will face off against the Stoneman Douglas Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West Broward sitting on six straight wins and Stoneman Douglas on nine.
West Broward is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Columbus.
Jason Wachs was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Manuel Sarcos, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Stoneman Douglas can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Boca Raton with a sharp 14-1 win. Stoneman Douglas' victory was all the more impressive since Boca Raton was averaging only 2.72 runs allowed on the season.
Gavin Gargiulo looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Bennett Gary was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Rylan Lujo, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
West Broward is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season. As for Stoneman Douglas, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Broward has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Stoneman Douglas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
West Broward might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Stoneman Douglas in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stoneman Douglas' Niko Benestad, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Now that West Broward knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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