Baseball Recap: Palmetto Ridge Bears vs. Mariner Tritons
Palmetto Ridge was the 12-2 winner over Mariner when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Palmetto Ridge Bears fell just short of the Mariner Tritons by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. Palmetto Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Thomas Cox was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
On Mariner's side, they let Sam Guth and Xavier Muentes loose on the outfield. Guth scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Muentes went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Palmetto Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Mariner, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Palmetto Ridge will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Cape Coral at 7:00 p.m. Palmetto Ridge has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Mariner, they will square off against Aubrey Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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