The Coral Reef Barracudas will head out on the road to take on the Southridge Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southridge took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Coral Reef, who comes in off a win.
Coral Reef is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Hialeah on Tuesday. Coral Reef was the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Hialeah. The Barracudas haven't had any issues with the Thoroughbreds recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Adrian Nunez
| 02/25/25 @ Hialeah | 9 |
| 02/18/25 vs Westminster Academy | 7 |
| 02/10/25 vs Brito | 4 |
| 04/30/24 vs Palmetto | 3 |
| 02/23/24 @ Coral Park | 3 |
Adrian Nunez looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Coral Reef got a massive performance out of Willy Vega, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Vega also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season. Dylan Quinzada was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Coral Reef was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southridge didn't have quite enough to beat Mater Academy Charter on Tuesday and fell 5-4.
Southridge now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Coral Reef, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Coral Reef beat Southridge 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coral Reef since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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