Baseball Recap: Palma Chieftains vs. St. Francis Sharks
Palma lost against St. Francis back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Palma Chieftains fell 9-5 to the St. Francis Sharks. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Palma in their matchups with St. Francis: they've now lost four in a row.
Bubba Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Medina, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On St. Francis' side, Nicholas Fantl and Micah Cervantes did most of the damage at the plate: Fantl scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Cervantes went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Cervantes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Nash Horton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Palma's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for St. Francis, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
While Palma had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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