The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will face off against the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Palm Beach Gardens took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Forest Hill, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Gators had just enough and edged out the Falcons 10-9. Ten seems to be a good number for the Gators as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Palm Beach Gardens let Chase Turner and Alex Lorenjatos run wild. Turner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Lorenjatos got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Lorenjatos has posted since back in February.
Palm Beach Gardens kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Somerset Academy - Canyons and Atlantic meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Cougars walked away with an 11-8 win over the Eagles. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Mikey Iglesias looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Brock Shaffer was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Freddy Haney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Palm Beach Gardens' win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 9-12. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
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