The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Wellington Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Jupiter and snuck past 2-1.
Sydney Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Finola Evans was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Wellington gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Palm Beach Central 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Wellington considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kelsie Riggan was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was D'Yami Meredith, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Wellington, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Palm Beach Gardens has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Wellington struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Palm Beach Gardens couldn't quite finish off Wellington in their previous meeting back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wellington's Victoria Payne, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Palm Beach Gardens knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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