Palma lost against St. Francis back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Palma Chieftains fell 9-5 to the St. Francis Sharks. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Palma in their matchups with St. Francis: they've now lost four in a row.
Bubba Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Medina, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On St. Francis' side, Nicholas Fantl and Micah Cervantes did most of the damage at the plate: Fantl scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Cervantes went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Cervantes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Nash Horton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Palma's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for St. Francis, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
While Palma had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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