Softball Preview: Palm Beach Gardens Gators vs. Suncoast Chargers
Palm Beach Gardens is 6-0 against Suncoast since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Suncoast Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Palm Beach Gardens sidestepped Seminole Ridge for a 3-2 win.
Sydney Shaffer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Victoria Scott and Holly Frankl did most of the damage at the plate: Scott scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Frankl went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Quinn, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Suncoast fell victim to Jupiter and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Warriors. Suncoast has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palm Beach Gardens pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Suncoast, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Suncoast's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Palm Beach Gardens hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .383. It's a different story for Suncoast, though, as they've only averaged .202. Will they be able to contain Palm Beach Gardens' hitters?
Everything went Palm Beach Gardens' way against Suncoast in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 as Palm Beach Gardens made off with a 12-1 win. Will Palm Beach Gardens repeat their success, or does Suncoast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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