Braden River and Palmetto are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Braden River Pirates will be playing at home against the Palmetto Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Braden River had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Venice 8-2.
Nick Curbelo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Curbelo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brayden Sands was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kyle Vaughn, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Palmetto put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Bayshore as Palmetto made off with an 11-1 victory.
Hunter Wingate and Ben Capel dominated on the mound. Wingate pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk), while Capel pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Wingate has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Baden Wallace, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Cameran Banta was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Braden River's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-9. As for Palmetto, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Braden River might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Palmetto when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmetto's Aiden Collins, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Braden River 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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