CONCHS, DOLPHINS BASEBALL EACH ADD PAIR OF WINS

Hurricanes Unbeaten in District

Key West started their week at Columbus on March 14, losing to the Explorers 4-0. The smaller 4A Conchs amassed three hits against the 7A school with one each from Anden Rady, Gabe Williams and Anthony Lariz. Eager to avenge the loss, the Conchs came out swinging three days later, scoring nine runs off nine hits for a win against the True North Classical Academy Titans. Matt Greenberg was perfect at the plate while pounding two doubles and a single for three hits on the night. Jose Perdigon slammed a triple and a base hit with two RBIs in the game. Williams, Caden Pichardo, Jack Haggard and Wyatt Kuhn accounted for the rest of the Conchs’ hits while Jacob Burnham, Marlin Takovich and Haggard teamed up on the mound in the 9-6 win.

The next night was more of the same. Anthony Lariz and Andris Barroso worked together to shut down True North, holding them to just four hits and one run in the 9-1 win. Greenberg and Kuhn had multiple hits on the night and Haggard, Rady, Perdigon, Barroso and Noah Burnham accounted for the other four hits of the game.

In Middle Keys action, Marathon played three games last week, starting off with Ransom Everglades on March 14. Ryan Yablon had two of the Dolphins’ four hits in the game. Tommy Norris added a double and Dylan Ziels had a base hit in the 4-0 loss.

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The Fins fared better on the 17th, pounding Westwood 16-1. Bryan Broche struck out six over three innings and Ethan Sauders closed out the win for Marathon. Broche also added a hit and three RBIs to his stats. Mason Thornton and Brody Reininger had two hits each and Yablon, Gavin Leal, Nolan O’Hare, Gabe Leal and Dylan Globe added one hit each. The final hit of Marathon’s 11 came from the bat of Tiago Rivero with a home run to right field.

The next morning, Miami High School made the long trip to the Middle Keys, losing 4-1 to Marathon. The Dolphins accumulated nine hits in the win with three from Gabe Leal, two from Norris and Yablon, and one each from Gavin Leal and Ziels. Ziels pitched 5-1/3 innings, striking out 12 of 23 batters faced, and Gavin Leal closed for the Fins, striking out two of six batters. Marathon will play Posnack away on Monday, March 27.

Coral Shores lost a pair of games last week to Riviera Prep and Schoolhouse Prep on March 15 and 16. The ’Canes managed a pair of hits against Riviera, both from senior Andy Ledesma. Against Schoolhouse Prep, the team combined for six hits, with three coming off the bat of Dylan Bloom. Zeke Myers, Hugh Connolly and Maykol Bonito-Lopez accounted for the rest. Coral Shores’ record now stands at 3-5 but in district action, they are still unbeaten.

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald