Royal Palm Beach unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Jupiter Christian Eagles by a score of 7-6 on Monday. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in April of 2022.
Ramon Deleon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Loponte, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Royal Palm Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jupiter Christian only posted a batting average of .280.
The win made it two in a row for Jupiter Christian and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Royal Palm Beach has already played their next game, a 13-1 loss against West Boca Raton on the 11th. As for Jupiter Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 8-1 defeat against Westminster Academy on the 12th.
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