Santaluces and Coral Glades are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Santaluces Chiefs will head out on the road to face off against the Coral Glades Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santaluces is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Santaluces came up short against Wellington and fell 9-5. Santaluces has not had much luck with Wellington recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Santaluces saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Edinson Cantillo, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Cantillo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Keaton Kangas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Coral Glades put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Fort Lauderdale 21-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coral Glades.
The team relied heavily on Aydan Gonzalez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josias Arce, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Santaluces' defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Coral Glades, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santaluces has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coral Glades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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