The Coral Shores Hurricanes will take on the Everglades City Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coral Shores has given up an average of 19.4 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Coral Shores took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Somerset Academy South Homestead, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Coral Shores skirted past Somerset Academy South Homestead 27-25. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Coral Shores' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Everglades City didn't have quite enough to beat Lely on Tuesday and fell 11-9. The Gators haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Josey Ryder stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Demere, who went 2-for-3 with two triples and two runs.
Coral Shores' victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Everglades City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Coral Shores might still be hurting after the 30-12 defeat they got from Everglades City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Hurricanes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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