Coral Reef blew Florida Christian out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Florida Christian got their revenge. The Coral Reef Barracudas fell just short of the Florida Christian Patriots by a score of 4-2. The Barracudas were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Marcus Garcia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Daniel Arbaje was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Jonathan Mendoza also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Coral Reef's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Florida Christian, their record is now 7-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coral Reef will challenge Goleman at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goleman has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.22 runs per game on average), something Coral Reef will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Florida Christian, they will square off against Monsignor Pace at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Monsignor Pace has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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