Softball Recap: Coral Reef Falls Short Against Ranked Palm Beach Gardens

Coral Reef faced Palm Beach Gardens in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Barracudas fell just short of the Gators by a score of 2-1.

Quinley Wylie

Base on Balls Against

04/04/25 vs Palm Beach Gardens	1
04/04/25 @ Oakleaf	0
04/03/25 vs East Ridge	1
04/02/25 @ Osceola	1

Quinley Wylie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Coral Reef saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Fields, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Coral Reef's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Palm Beach Gardens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.

Coral Reef didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-1 victory against Merritt Island on the 5th. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they have also already played their next match, a 9-7 win against Hagerty on the 5th.