On Friday American Heritage's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the West Broward Bobcats. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by just one run.
Lyric Rodriguez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bria Villano was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Brooke Gleicher, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one RBI.
Patriots
| 03/07/25 vs West Broward | 3-2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Dwyer | 14-10 |
| 02/19/25 vs Palm Beach Gardens | 2-1 |
| 02/18/25 vs Cooper City | 10-0 |
| 05/08/24 vs Suncoast | 1-0 |
American Heritage's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 6.8 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.33 in the others. As for West Broward, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Coming up, American Heritage will look to defend their home field on Monday against Cardinal Newman at 6:30 p.m. Cardinal Newman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for West Broward, they will challenge Stoneman Douglas at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Stoneman Douglas has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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