
Falcons
04/29/25 vs Somerset Academy South Homestead | 16 |
04/15/25 @ Miami Springs | 15 |
02/20/25 vs Coral Shores | 15 |
02/25/25 vs Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | 12 |
04/10/25 @ Braddock | 11 |
With a playoff win on the line, Palmer Trinity rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Falcons have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emily 'Emmy' Cerda was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Cerda was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Gina Marie Pineda was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Hailey Rodriguez was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Palmer Trinity was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .632. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Palmer Trinity has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Looking ahead, Palmer Trinity will challenge Westminster Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 3.7, the Warriors 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Somerset Academy South Homestead does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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