It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Royal Palm Beach had no problem doing just that on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Seminole Ridge Hawks 5-4. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak.
Christopher De Gara Jr tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
Santino Spidalieri
| 04/14/25 vs Seminole Ridge | 4 |
| 03/06/25 vs Suncoast | 3 |
| 03/27/25 @ Somerset Academy - Canyons | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Forest Hill | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Oxbridge Academy | 2 |
At the plate, Santino Spidalieri was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Royal Palm Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Royal Palm Beach's victory bumped their record up to 9-17. As for Seminole Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Coming up, Royal Palm Beach will square off against Dwyer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. Seminole Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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