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

The Palm Beach Central Broncos will venture away from home to challenge the Wellington Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Palm Beach Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Martin County on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Broncos couldn't push the score so high this time.

Camden McFadden put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

Charlie Houd

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/12/25 vs Martin County	11
04/23/24 vs Dr. Joaquin Garcia	7
04/03/24 vs Wellington	7
03/04/25 vs West Boca Raton	6
02/25/25 @ Dr. Joaquin Garcia	6

In other pitching news, Charlie Houd was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Even though they lost, Palm Beach Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wellington's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 9-4 to Grace Christian Academy.

Brett Hobbs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Wellington's record now sits at 11-4. As for Palm Beach Central, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 9-4.

Palm Beach Central couldn't quite get it done against Wellington in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can Palm Beach Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.