Venice was the 8-6 winner over Palisades when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Venice Gondoliers fell 8-4 to the Palisades Dolphins on Friday.
For Palisades' part, they got a great performance from Reece Frankel as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaic Buenrostro, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Conor Greene, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Venice's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Palisades, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Venice will challenge Serra at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Palisades, they will head out on the road to face off against Union at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Palisades' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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