The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Royal Palm Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Royal Palm Beach fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Forest Hill on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 11-10. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by just one run.
Robert Gonzalez
| 02/28/25 vs Forest Hill | 4 |
| 02/26/25 vs Spanish River | 3 |
| 03/27/24 @ St. John Paul II Academy | 2 |
| 02/24/25 @ Seminole Ridge | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Oxbridge Academy | 1 |
Robert Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Vladimir Metellus also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-3 to Archbishop McCarthy.
Calvary Christian Academy also got a good showing from Nicholas Goodwin, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Hamlett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Braden Rosenthal was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Calvary Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3-3. As for Royal Palm Beach, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Royal Palm Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Calvary Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Royal Palm Beach might still be hurting after the 17-4 defeat they got from Calvary Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Royal Palm Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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