The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Dwyer Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Gardens is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Palm Beach Gardens' hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Park Vista on Wednesday. Their tough 8-0 defeat to the Cobras might stick with them for a while. The match marked the first time this season in which Palm Beach Gardens was not able to get on the board.
Palm Beach Gardens got a good showing from Lucas Valencia, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Dwyer's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-4 walloping at the hands of John Carroll Catholic.
Jackson Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-3. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Colin Haggerty, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Palm Beach Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Dwyer, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Palm Beach Gardens suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Dwyer in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dwyer's Nick Rovitti, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Palm Beach Gardens 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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