The South Miami Cobras will challenge the Key West Conchs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
South Miami is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Northwestern 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cobras have posted since April 15, 2024.
Meanwhile, Key West entered their tilt with Eustis on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged out the Panthers 5-3.
Kasey Kasper looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Nelson Ong was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Pichardo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Key West pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for South Miami, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10-1.
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