The South Plantation Paladins have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Somerset Academy Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Plantation is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Plantation a 22-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering South Plantation has won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Grace Boehly was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Jenna Schoenfeld, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Somerset Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cooper City on Thursday. Somerset Academy blew past Cooper City 10-0.
Caitlyn Diaz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 17 over 6.2 innings pitched. Diaz has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Diaz was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kelsey Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Victoria Carmona was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
South Plantation is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Somerset Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. South Plantation has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
South Plantation took their win against Somerset Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Does South Plantation have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerset Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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