The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will face off against the Bloomingdale Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palm Beach Gardens 2.4, Bloomingdale 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Melbourne a 5-0 shutout.
Bloomingdale never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Dwyer on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over the Panthers. Considering the Bulls have won 13 contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Natalie Cable made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marley Boucher, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sofia-Lynn Becker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Bloomingdale, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
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