Baseball Preview: Palm Beach Gardens Gators vs. Seminole Ridge Hawks
Palm Beach Gardens is 8-2 against Seminole Ridge since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators are on the road again to play the Seminole Ridge Hawks at 6:00 p.m.
While Palm Beach Gardens couldn't quite beat Trinity Christian Academy on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-point loss they were dealt on Monday. Palm Beach Gardens fell just short of Trinity Christian Academy by a score of 6-4. Palm Beach Gardens has struggled against Trinity Christian Academy recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cameron Carpenter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jomari Philostin, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Seminole Ridge came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 15-4 victory. Seminole Ridge might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Seminole Ridge also got a great performance from Dylan Peek as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Wayne Kullman was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Kyle Latham was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Palm Beach Gardens' defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Seminole Ridge, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Palm Beach Gardens skirted past Seminole Ridge 5-4 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Seminole Ridge's Chase Grube, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Palm Beach Gardens to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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