American Heritage is 2-8 against Palm Beach Gardens since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The American Heritage Patriots will host the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
American Heritage is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They never let Cooper City onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Lyric Rodriguez
| 02/18/25 vs Cooper City | 5 |
| 05/22/24 @ Baker County | 2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Pompano Beach | 1 |
| 04/25/24 vs Archbishop McCarthy | 1 |
| 04/13/24 vs Miami Christian | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Lyric Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Arianna Reynolds, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bria Villano, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
American Heritage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cooper City only posted an OBP of .429.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over South Fork on Tuesday. The Gators haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Sydney Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Palm Beach Gardens saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Scott, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
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