Coral Glades had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the South Plantation Paladins out 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Coral Glades also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Haleigh Thomas tossed a big game, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Carmela Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Densmore, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On South Plantation's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Boehly, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Vadnais, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Coral Glades has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for South Plantation, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Coral Glades will head out on the road to take on Monarch at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for South Plantation, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chaminade-Madonna at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. South Plantation is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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