The Deerfield Beach Bucks will head out on the road to challenge the Seminole Ridge Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Deerfield Beach will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Olympic Heights a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Seminole Ridge has not done well against Palm Beach Central recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Seminole Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Palm Beach Central.
Justin Precanico looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Kyle Latham was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Michael Donals was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Deerfield Beach is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Seminole Ridge, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Deerfield Beach came up short against Seminole Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Deerfield Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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