Even though South Broward scored an imposing 17 runs on Tuesday, McArthur still came out on top. The McArthur Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 18-17 win over the South Broward Bulldogs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McArthur.
Janellys Herrera was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Lia Russell, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
On South Broward's side, Isabel Wellins 2024 put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and ten unearned) runs off three hits. Wellins 2024 has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wellins 2024 was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Onya Lee-Golightly 2025 made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Gianna Madtes 2027 was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
Even though they lost, South Broward didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
McArthur pushed their record up to 3-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for South Broward, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McArthur will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chaminade-Madonna at 4:00 p.m. on April 2nd. As for South Broward, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Monarch at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st.
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