After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wellington, Royal Palm Beach was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Palm Beach Gardens Gators 5-3. This was payback for Royal Palm Beach, who suffered a 15-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Johnny Montgomery, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Edward Wood III, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
On Palm Beach Gardens' side, Ian Vertucci put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vertucci has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Vertucci was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Vertucci wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Carpenter, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Carpenter has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Royal Palm Beach's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-17-1.
Royal Palm Beach will square off against Jupiter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jupiter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Royal Palm Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Palm Beach Gardens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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