The Coral Glades Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Flanagan Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Coral Glades is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Coral Glades is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Spanish River on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sharks.
Aydan Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Meanwhile, Flanagan came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Knights.
Flanagan got several good pitching performances, but Richard Bello was perhaps the best, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run or hits.
On the hitting side, Diego Oliveri was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joel Herrera, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Coral Glades has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Flanagan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Flanagan's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Coral Glades hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Flanagan, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Coral Glades' hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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