The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Royal Palm Beach will be strutting in after a win while Dr. Joaquin Garcia will be coming in after a defeat.
Royal Palm Beach can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Somerset Academy - Canyons 7-5.
Johnny Montgomery was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Robert Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Dr. Joaquin Garcia's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Wellington by a score of 7-6.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia also got a good showing from Hunter Butler, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Butler has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Calloway Romero stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Eric Flores was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Royal Palm Beach's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Dr. Joaquin Garcia, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
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