Palm Beach Central and Park Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Palm Beach Central Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Park Vista Cobras at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palm Beach Central barely beat Oxbridge Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Palm Beach Central never let Oxbridge Academy get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Broncos yet this season.
Ernesto Hernandez
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Ernesto Hernandez and Josh Tombari dominated on the mound. Hernandez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Tombari pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luca Yohe, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Slade Wayne, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Palm Beach Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oxbridge Academy struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, Park Vista waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Sharks 14-3. The result was nothing new for the Cobras, who have now won three matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Palm Beach Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.8 hits in those games compared to only 4.33 in the others. Park Vista's record now sits at 5-2.
Palm Beach Central couldn't quite finish off Park Vista in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can Palm Beach Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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