After flying high against Cocoa last Friday, Palm Bay came back down to earth. The Palm Bay Pirates took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heritage Panthers on Tuesday. The Pirates have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
Jose Rivera stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hunter Ashbaugh also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Palm Bay's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Heritage, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palm Bay will challenge Melbourne at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Heritage, they will take on Satellite at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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