The Coral Reef Barracudas will head out to square off against the Killian Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coral Reef is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Coral Reef came up short against Southwest and fell 10-6.
Dylan Quinzada
| 03/20/25 @ Southwest | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs Miami Beach | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Schoolhouse Prep | 1 |
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Adrian Romero and Dylan Quinzada stepped up to the plate in a big way. Romero went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Quinzada went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The dominant performance gave Quinzada a new career-high in RBI. Moises Gallardo also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Even though they lost, Coral Reef always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Killian entered their matchup against Calvary Christian Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Killian fell just short of Calvary Christian Academy by a score of 8-7.
Jordan Scantlebury was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Popowski, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Coral Reef's record now sits at 3-12. As for Killian, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 6-8.
Coral Reef beat Killian 9-5 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Will Coral Reef repeat their success, or does Killian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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