The Spanish River Sharks will face off against the Coral Springs Charter Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Spanish River came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas, falling 11-1. The Sharks haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Coral Springs Charter's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bucks pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.94 runs allowed on Tuesday. Coral Springs Charter was the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Deerfield Beach. That ten run margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Reid Dadic spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Damarion Chung, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Hayden, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Coral Springs Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Coral Springs Charter now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Spanish River, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
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