Recap: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Palm Bay Pirates
Cocoa Beach won the last time they faced Palm Bay, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Palm Bay Pirates.
Gabi Fuentes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaelin Goslin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Daniels, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Cocoa Beach has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Palm Bay, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Cocoa Beach will take on Space Coast at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Palm Bay, they will head out on the road to challenge Eau Gallie at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eau Gallie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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