Piper was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Fort Lauderdale on Friday. The Piper Bengals blew past the Fort Lauderdale Flying L's 18-1. The Bengals' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Fort Lauderdale's batters probably weren't too happy with Jonathan Rodriguez, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Austin Engle and Valentino Pupo did most of the damage at the plate: Engle scored five runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Pupo scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Demetrius Angeletos, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
Bengals
| 02/21/25 @ Fort Lauderdale | 55.6% |
| 02/18/25 vs Pine Crest | 42.4% |
| 02/12/25 vs South Broward | 36.8% |
| 04/30/24 vs South Plantation | 26.3% |
| 04/17/24 @ Northeast | 50% |
| + 6 more games |
Piper always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
The win got Piper back to even at 2-2. As for Fort Lauderdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piper will challenge Olympic Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Piper is facing Olympic Heights at the right time seeing as Olympic Heights is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Fort Lauderdale, they will take on Deerfield Beach at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fort Lauderdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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