Coral Reef had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Southridge Spartans. This was payback for Coral Reef, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Dylan Quinzada made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Quinzada was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Oscar Sanchez and Daniel Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Sanchez scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Martinez got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Coral Reef's win bumped their record up to 6-9-2. As for Southridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Coral Reef will be playing in front of their home fans against Miami Springs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Southwest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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