The Palm Beach Central Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Benjamin Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Benjamin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Palm Beach Central, who comes in off a win.
Palm Beach Central not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 5th (when they won 10-0). They never let Santaluces get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. The Broncos haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Jordan Chassagne, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Tre Stropp was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Palm Beach Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Benjamin came up short against American Heritage on Tuesday and fell 9-4.
Benjamin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Havlicek, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was Havlicek's first of the season.
Benjamin dropped their record down to 6-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palm Beach Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
Everything went Palm Beach Central's way against Benjamin when the teams last played back in March of 2019, as Palm Beach Central made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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