Boca Raton is 0-6 against Stoneman Douglas since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Boca Raton Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Stoneman Douglas Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Boca Raton: 2.3, Stoneman Douglas: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Boca Raton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Braddock.
Zach Stefan made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Stefan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Stefan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Johnny Rogers, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Aidan Donnelly, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Stoneman Douglas came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Buccaneers by a score of 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for Stoneman Douglas as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alex Rodriguez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Benestad, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Boca Raton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Stoneman Douglas, they pushed their record up to 22-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Boca Raton came up short against Stoneman Douglas in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stoneman Douglas' Gavin Gargiulo, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Boca Raton 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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