Coral Reef has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Park Vista Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Coral Reef is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West Broward 5-3.
Coral Reef got a great performance from Erin Zambrano as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Zambrano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chloe Junco, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Rachel Hawkins was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Park Vista owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Stoneman Douglas and snuck past 1-0.
The result came thanks to Nicole Mergen's shutout, as she gave up just four hits.
Coral Reef is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Park Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Coral Reef has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Park Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Coral Reef came out on top in a nail-biter against Park Vista when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Park Vista's Nariyah Jones, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Coral Reef still be able to contain Jones? There's only one way to find out.
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