Colts Sweep Season Series From Crosstown Rival Trojans

The Coral Springs Colts and Taravella Trojans have had some epic battles over the years, but after the Colts 9-3 win over the Trojans Friday night, the next battle will have to wait at least until the playoffs, and maybe even next year.

The Trojans did not look like a team that was preparing to challenge either Douglas or Coral Springs for a district title anytime soon. After Taravella almost pulled a stunning upset last week against Douglas, Coral Springs made sure early they would not be in the same position.

Coral Springs scored two runs in the second inning, keyed by two Trojan errors. The home team then tacked on another run in the third when Lewis Brinson connected for a solo home run. Brinson and his teammates knew they could not overlook Taravella.

“After we heard that they almost beat Douglas, we knew they’d have a lot of confidence coming in playing us,” said Brinson, who finished the day 2-for-3, with a home run, a double, and three RBIs. “We got a little motivated to jump on them and score a bunch of runs early, and that’s what we did.”

It did not appear that the game would end up a blowout. In the fourth, the Trojans climbed out of a 3-0 hole with two runs of their own. Back-to-back doubles to lead off the inning by Andrew Wallach and Vincenzo Libio cut the lead to 3-1. Jordan Gleisher’s sacrifice fly later cut the lead to one.

On this night, however, the Colts would have no part of any upset bid. In their half of the fourth, Coral Springs struck back for four runs on three hits. Dalton Wolchik and Ian Delamadrid both had singles in the inning, and Brinson had the big blow, a two-run double. Coral Springs added two more runs in the fifth when Trojans pitchers walked four batters.

“We came out and swung the bats pretty good, defensively we played well,” said Colts Head Coach Frank Bumbales. “They did what they needed to do.”

As for the Trojans, it is back to the drawing board. Taravella Head Coach Jason Stein knows his team is capable of beating the top teams in the district, they just need to play more consistently.

“I think we’re a good team when we just make the plays when they need to be made,” said Stein. “Tough situations, when we’re playing good teams, that is the time when we need to make the routine plays. If we make them, then we’re going to be a tough team to knock out. If we don’t make the plays, it is going to be a very short season for us.”

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