Palm Beach Gardens waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Park Vista Cobras out 3-1. This was payback for Palm Beach Gardens, who suffered a 7-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Sydney Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Palm Beach Gardens' win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nicole Schultz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Park Vista's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Nicole Mergen gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits.
Palm Beach Gardens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Park Vista, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Jupiter the next time they take the field. Park Vista will head out to face Jupiter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Palm Beach Gardens will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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