
Paladins
03/11/25 vs McArthur | 18 |
02/26/25 vs Northeast | 13 |
03/06/25 vs Fort Lauderdale | 12 |
02/20/25 @ Highlands Christian | 12 |
02/27/25 vs Coral Glades | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Plantation). They put the hurt on the McArthur Mustangs with a sharp 18-8 victory on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Paladins considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Caleb Thomas looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Andrew Gollan was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Decordova, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
South Plantation always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are undefeated (3-0) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
South Plantation's win bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for McArthur, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Plantation will challenge Pompano Beach at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pompano Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for McArthur, they will head out to square off against Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Lauderdale also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.5 runs per game.
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