The Palatka Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Keystone Heights Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Wednesday. Palatka took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ridgeview. Palatka has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mason Malloy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Sweat, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Keystone Heights finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell just short of West Nassau by a score of 3-2. The Indians' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Keystone Heights saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Screen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Palatka's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Keystone Heights, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 8-3.
Palatka might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Keystone Heights when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Palatka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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