West Broward has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Fort Lauderdale Flying L at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fort Lauderdale took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Broward, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, West Broward sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Taravella. That's two games straight that West Broward has won by just one run.
West Broward got a great performance from Jean Paul Querales as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Querales has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Broward saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Wachs, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Fort Lauderdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 10-0 defeat to South Broward might stick with them for a while. The shutout was out of character for Fort Lauderdale seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
West Broward is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season. As for Fort Lauderdale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
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