Baseball Preview: Palm Beach Lakes Rams vs. Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves
Palm Beach Lakes has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Lakes will be strutting in after a victory while Oxbridge Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, while Palm Beach Lakes put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Sports Leadership & Management. Palm Beach Lakes came out on top against Sports Leadership & Management by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what Palm Beach Lakes needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Bryce Jackson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Jackson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samuel Mojica, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Clairvoyant, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oxbridge Academy suffered a rough 16-6 loss at the hands of Saint Andrew's on Tuesday. Oxbridge Academy has struggled against Saint Andrew's recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Oxbridge Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was FJ Bahl, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Palm Beach Lakes' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Oxbridge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Palm Beach Lakes suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Oxbridge Academy when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bahl, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Palm Beach Lakes knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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