Palatka won the last time they faced Matanzas and things went their way on Friday too. The Panthers walked away with a 6-3 win over the Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Luke Oberman looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Paxton Sweat, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Huerta, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Palatka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
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| 02/20/26 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 03/14/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 02/21/25 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 4-5 L |
| 02/23/24 - Away | 3-7 L |
| + 5 more games |
The victory got Palatka back to even at 3-3. As for Matanzas, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palatka will venture away from home to take on Orange Park at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Matanzas, they will head out to square off against Mainland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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