With a playoff game on the line, West Boca Raton rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the South Broward Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for West Boca Raton who now have four in a row.
Matt Pagan made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. Pagan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Pagan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Lichtenberger was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Parks Fucci, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
On South Broward's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Wasserman, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
West Boca Raton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for South Broward, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12-1.
West Boca Raton will challenge Dwyer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dwyer: 3.3, West Boca Raton: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. South Broward does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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