Coral Glades is 1-6 against Monarch since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Coral Glades Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Monarch Knights at 3:45 p.m. Coral Glades is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Coral Glades proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over South Plantation. The win was nothing new for Coral Glades as they're now sitting on three straight.
Haleigh Thomas tossed a big game, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Carmela Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Densmore, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Monarch put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Taravella 12-4.
Sammie Rice was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Camryn Piskun, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Coral Glades has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Monarch, their record now sits at 8-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Coral Glades has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monarch 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.
Coral Glades took their victory against Monarch when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. Will Coral Glades repeat their success, or does Monarch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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