The Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs on Monday. Pompano Beach is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Pompano Beach had just enough and edged Fort Lauderdale out 4-2.
Garrett Smith looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Pompano Beach's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Palacios, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. John Caianiello was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Dr. Joaquin Garcia's offense. They fell just short of Santaluces by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for Dr. Joaquin Garcia seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
The victory got Pompano Beach back to even at 9-9. As for Dr. Joaquin Garcia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pompano Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dr. Joaquin Garcia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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