Baseball Recap: Seminole Ridge Comes Up Short

Thursday just wasn't the day for Seminole Ridge's offense. They fell just short of the Palm Beach Central Broncos by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Hawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Justin Precanico was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.

Seminole Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Palm Beach Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.

Seminole Ridge and Palm Beach Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Seminole Ridge will face off against Olympic Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 382 places (163 vs. 545). Seminole Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Palm Beach Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Meanwhile, Palm Beach Central (ranked 93rd) will meet Port Charlotte (ranked 266th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Seminole Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.