Baseball Game Preview: Viera Hawks vs. Palm Bay Pirates

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Previous Games

03/11/24 - Away	27-1 W
03/09/23 - Home	11-0 W
03/07/22 - Away	18-0 W
04/05/21 - Home	10-0 W
03/25/19 - Neutral	7-5 W
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Viera has gone a perfect 9-0 against Palm Bay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Viera Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Palm Bay Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Viera's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Palm Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Tuesday, Viera beat Melbourne Central Catholic 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.

Meanwhile, Palm Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Satellite, falling 12-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered since April 29, 2024.

Palm Bay got a good showing from Hunter Ashbaugh, who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Ashbaugh gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, Palm Bay saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keiran Cummings, who went 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Cummings launched this season.

Viera's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Palm Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Viera took their win against Palm Bay when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 27-1. Does Viera have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palm Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.