On Tuesday, the Palmetto Panthers beat the Coral Springs Colts 7-2. That's two games straight that Palmetto has won by exactly five runs.
Christopher Batres looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mike Arnold, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Ortega, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Palmetto is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Coral Springs, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Palmetto is on the road again on Thursday to play IMG Academy Silver at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (IMG Academy Silver: 3.5, Palmetto: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Coral Springs, they will be playing at home against Miami Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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