Dr. Joaquin Garcia is on a three-game streak of home losses, Pompano Beach a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs will take on the Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes at TBD on Monday.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Santaluces on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for Dr. Joaquin Garcia seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Palmieri, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Pompano Beach sidestepped Fort Lauderdale for a 4-2 victory.
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).
Dr. Joaquin Garcia's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Pompano Beach, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Dr. Joaquin Garcia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pompano Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. 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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