The Okeechobee Brahmans will square off against the Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Okeechobee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jensen Beach as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The Brahmans have beaten the Falcons the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Falcons has come to flipping the script.
Lilly Larson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over seven innings pitched. Larson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Melaine Bonilla
| 04/29/25 vs Jensen Beach | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Centennial | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Lake Placid | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Lake Placid | 1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Fort Meade | 1 |
In other batting news, Melaine Bonilla and Tehya Nunez did most of the damage at the plate: Bonilla went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Nunez went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Bonilla a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Dr. Joaquin Garcia waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chargers a 15-0 shutout. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by 11 runs or more this season.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia got a massive performance out of Lily Burge, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Zimmerman, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Okeechobee's record is now 8-14. As for Dr. Joaquin Garcia, their record now sits at 12-10.
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