The Palm Beach Gardens Gators are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Centennial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Palm Beach Gardens: 1.9, Centennial: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Osceola by a score of 6-2.
Sydney Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Madison Quinn was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kaman Reno was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Centennial put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Harmony. The victory was familiar territory for Centennial who now have six in a row.
Hailey Brereton made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Brereton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 24 consecutive pitching appearances. Brereton was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jaelyn Cooke was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Myrna Pratt, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Palm Beach Gardens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 20-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Palm Beach Gardens has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Palm Beach Gardens skirted past Centennial 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brereton, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over 9.1 innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palm Beach Gardens still be able to contain Brereton? There's only one way to find out.
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