The Flanagan Falcons will be playing at home against the Coral Glades Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Flanagan will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Thursday, everything went Flanagan's way against Monarch as Flanagan made off with an 11-1 victory.
Richard Bello led a balanced Falcons bullpen and tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits.
On the hitting side, Diego Oliveri was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Bruno Schafer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Coral Glades was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spanish River.
Aydan Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Flanagan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Coral Glades, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Flanagan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coral Glades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Flanagan came out on top in a nail-biter against Coral Glades when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Flanagan repeat their success, or does Coral Glades have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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