The Piper Bengals are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Everglades Gators at 6:30 p.m.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Piper had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Highlands Christian.
Piper saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natron Wheeler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Everglades was able to grind out a solid win over Somerset Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Everglades.
Alexander Ramirez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Mercado, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Carlos Landaeta was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Piper dropped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Everglades, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Piper might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Everglades in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Piper, Derek Gonzalez (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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