Baseball Game Preview: Pinellas Park Patriots vs. Boca Ciega Pirates

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Previous Games

04/16/24 - Home	12-2 W
03/04/24 - Away	5-2 W
04/19/23 - Home	11-1 W
03/22/23 - Away	12-1 W
02/22/23 - Neutral	5-7 L
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Pinellas Park has gone 8-2 against Boca Ciega recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pinellas Park Patriots will host the Boca Ciega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Pinellas Park will be strutting in after a win while Boca Ciega will be coming in after a defeat.

Pinellas Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Tarpon Springs with a sharp 12-6 victory on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Spongers: they've now won three in a row.

Nate Scelzi was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Daunte Dixon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.

Meanwhile, Boca Ciega was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 4-0 to Hollins.

Boca Ciega saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haydin Short, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Evan Hall also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Boca Ciega's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pinellas Park, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.

Everything went Pinellas Park's way against Boca Ciega in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Pinellas Park made off with a 12-2 win. Will Pinellas Park repeat their success, or does Boca Ciega have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.