American Heritage won the last time they faced Palm Beach Gardens, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the American Heritage Stallions' way against the Palm Beach Gardens Gators as the American Heritage Stallions made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for American Heritage.
Joey Abbazia tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Quinn was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Fernandez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On Palm Beach Gardens' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Lorenjatos, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
American Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American Heritage will face off against Gulf Coast at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Coast is coming into the contest with six straight defeats at home, meaning American Heritage will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they will head out on the road to challenge Suncoast at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Suncoast's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Palm Beach Gardens' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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