The Coral Reef Barracudas will face off against the Miami Beach Hi-Tides at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coral Reef will be strutting in after a victory while Miami Beach will be coming in after a loss.
Coral Reef is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Goleman get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Barracudas considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Adrian Nunez
| 02/10/25 vs Brito | 5 |
| 02/18/25 vs Westminster Academy | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Palmetto | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Goleman | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Hialeah | 1 |
Coral Reef got a great performance from Adrian Nunez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Nunez has become a key player for Coral Reef: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 1-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Adrian Romero was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Oscar Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Coral Reef was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Miami Beach came up short against Southwest on Thursday and fell 6-3.
Miami Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julio Piti, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Coral Reef's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9. As for Miami Beach, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Coral Reef might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Miami Beach when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Coral Reef have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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