The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will take on the Coral Springs Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Gibbons will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Cardinal Gibbons came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Stoneman Douglas, falling 15-7. The Chiefs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Eddie Marshall
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Kendrick Julmis and Eddie Marshall did some serious damage despite the final result: Julmis went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple, while Marshall fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Marshall a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Pavlou, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Cardinal Gibbons kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Coral Springs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Pembroke Pines Charter 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Colts have posted since March 21, 2024.
Coral Springs also got a great performance from Angel Ruguian as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Ruguian also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Coral Springs is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
At the plate, Jaxon Krugman was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Coral Springs is undefeated when Krugman posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ryan Guthrie, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cardinal Gibbons' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Coral Springs, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cardinal Gibbons has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coral Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
