After both having extra time off, the Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes and the Cooper City Cowboys will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pompano Beach will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Pompano Beach sidestepped Cypress Bay for a 7-6 victory.
Joe Hendren made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Hendren was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, John Caianiello was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Palacios, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Cooper City was a bit more limited in their match last Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of McArthur.
Genson Veras was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Pompano Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Cooper City, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6.
Pompano Beach suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Cooper City when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Pompano Beach, Joshua Polanco (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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