Space Coast fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Palm Bay on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Palm Bay Pirates by a score of 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Vipers in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
Kayden Thomas
| 03/06/25 @ Cocoa | 4 |
| 03/13/25 @ Palm Bay | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Calvary Chapel Academy | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Heritage | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Heritage | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Matthew Constantino and Kayden Thomas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Constantino scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Thomas scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Thomas has become a key player for Space Coast: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 3-7 otherwise.
Space Coast's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Palm Bay, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-5 record.
Space Coast will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Astronaut at 6:00 p.m. on March 25th. As for Palm Bay, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Calvary Chapel Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Palm Bay is facing Calvary Chapel Academy at the right time seeing as Calvary Chapel Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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