Baseball Game Preview: Parrish Community Bulls vs. Palmetto Tigers

For the second straight game, Parrish Community will face off against Palmetto. The Bulls will host the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parrish Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

If Parrish Community beats Palmetto with seven runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Bulls won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 7-6. The victory was nothing new for the Bulls as they're now sitting on three straight.

Mason Plese

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/08/25 @ Palmetto	4
04/04/25 vs Spoto	3
03/25/25 vs Lakewood Ranch	3
03/12/25 vs IMG Academy Gold	2
03/06/25 @ North Port	2

Mason Plese looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

At the plate, Jayden Peters was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Cripe, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and one run.

Parrish Community lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Parrish Community's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Palmetto, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-17 record.

Palmetto's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Parrish Community has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .454. It's a different story for Palmetto, though, as they've only averaged .347. Will they be able to contain Parrish Community's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.