West Broward stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Somerset Academy Panthers an 11-0 shutout. West Broward's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Gabrielle Cruz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Cruz has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Cruz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Ava Difato and Cyara Geronimo did most of the damage at the plate: Difato scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Geronimo went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Difato is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Jayla Castillo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
West Broward pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for Somerset Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
West Broward will head out on the road to challenge Keystone Heights at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keystone Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Somerset Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mater Lakes Academy at 3:30 p.m.
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