North Broward Prep is on a 15-game streak of home wins, while Coral Springs Charter is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Broward Prep Eagles will take on the Coral Springs Charter Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Broward Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Melbourne Central Catholic a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Mateo Gray, who gave up just one hit to keep Melbourne Central Catholic off the board. Gray has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Thomas Gramesty III was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kiernan O'Neill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coral Springs Charter came out on top against Montverde Academy on Wednesday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Marcelo Young looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Yadisson Karbalaieasghar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Nick Milosevich was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
North Broward Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Coral Springs Charter, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Broward Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coral Springs Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Broward Prep beat Coral Springs Charter 3-0 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Young, who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Broward Prep still be able to contain Young? There's only one way to find out.
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