Softball Game Preview: Heritage Panthers vs. Palm Bay Pirates

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Previous Games

03/03/25 - Away	20-5 W
02/29/24 - Home	24-23 W
04/03/23 - Away	8-10 L
04/28/22 - Home	6-8 L
03/31/22 - Away	15-7 W
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Heritage has gone 8-2 against Palm Bay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Heritage has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 3.

Heritage came up short against Space Coast on Monday, falling 21-4.

Heritage saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Medina, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palm Bay). They put the hurt on Westwood with a sharp 30-15 win on Wednesday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Amirah Roberts was a standout: she scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Miya Reed, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one triple.

Palm Bay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.

Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Palm Bay, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.

Everything went Heritage's way against Palm Bay in their previous matchup back in March, as Heritage made off with a 20-5 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.