The Okeechobee Brahmans will face off against the Heritage Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Okeechobee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Westwood as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Brahmans in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won eight in a row.
Ruben Gurrero
| 03/11/25 @ Westwood | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Avon Park | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Westwood | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Clewiston | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Suncoast | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Ruben Gurrero was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Okeechobee's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 7-10 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Terriers as they made off with a 13-2 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Pattee, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameson Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .306 or higher in four consecutive games.
The win got Okeechobee back to even at 11-11. As for Heritage, their record now sits at 15-10.
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