Suncoast has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Boca Raton Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Suncoast: 2.6, Boca Raton: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Suncoast beats Boca Raton with six runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Suncoast had just enough and edged Royal Palm Beach out 6-5.
Jason Giamboi tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, John Cimbella and Brady Benevides did most of the damage at the plate: Cimbella scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Benevides scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aidan Arjune, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Cardinal Newman typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Boca Raton proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Crusaders and snuck past 7-5. That's two games straight that Boca Raton has won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Brady Crawford, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Suncoast's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5. As for Boca Raton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
Suncoast skirted past Boca Raton 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Boca Raton's Kaden Bartlett, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Suncoast still be able to contain Bartlett? There's only one way to find out.
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