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| 02/28/25 - Away | 14-0 W |
| 04/21/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/08/22 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 03/21/22 - Home | 14-1 W |
| 03/29/21 - Away | 16-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Palm Bay is a perfect 10-0 against Cocoa since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Palm Bay is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Titusville on Thursday. They came up short against the Terriers, falling 8-2.
Palm Bay saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Runkel, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Cocoa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 29th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 12-0 to Evans.
Palm Bay's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Cocoa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Cocoa's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Palm Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Cocoa, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3 strikeouts. Will Palm Bay keep running through batters, or will the Tigers buck the trend?
Palm Bay took their victory against Cocoa in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 14-0 score. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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