Baseball Game Preview: Wellington Wolverines vs. Palm Beach Central Broncos

The Wellington Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Palm Beach Central Broncos at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Wellington will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Wellington made up a huge gap compared to their last game against West Boca Raton, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Wolverines were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Bulls on Thursday. With that win, the Wolverines brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Cristian Goncalves

Hits (Career)

04/03/25 vs West Boca Raton	4
02/14/25 vs King's Academy	3
04/25/24 @ Royal Palm Beach	3
04/16/24 @ Spanish River	3
03/26/24 @ Forest Hill	3

The team relied heavily on Cristian Goncalves, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Ari Buckstein was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Wellington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Boca Raton only posted a batting average of .208.

Meanwhile, Palm Beach Central came up short against Park Vista on Friday and fell 8-3. The loss continues a trend for the Broncos in their meetings with the Cobras: they've now lost three in a row.

Palm Beach Central also got a good showing from Ernesto Hernandez, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Palm Beach Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabrian Diaz, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Another was Camden McFadden, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Palm Beach Central's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Wellington, their record now sits at 14-7.

Wellington couldn't quite finish off Palm Beach Central when the teams last played back in March and fell 4-2. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.