The Coral Shores Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Coral Shores will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Coral Shores is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Keys Gate with a sharp 12-6 win. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Donovan Thiery
| 04/16/25 vs Keys Gate | 12 |
| 04/07/25 @ Braddock | 7 |
| 04/01/25 @ Dade Christian | 9 |
| 03/24/25 @ Archbishop Carroll | 7 |
| 03/20/25 vs P.K. Yonge | 7 |
| 03/10/25 vs Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) | 14 |
Donovan Thiery made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up six earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, AJ Putetti was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Maykol Bonito was another key player, going 1-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coral Shores was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Lions.
Max Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on James Elliot, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Gianluca Luciano, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 23-3-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Coral Shores, their record now sits at 19-3-1.
