Seminole Ridge and Royal Palm Beach squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Seminole Ridge had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The Hawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 10-0.
Justin Precanico
| 04/14/25 vs Royal Palm Beach | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs South Fork | 0 |
| 04/04/25 @ Cardinal Newman | 1 |
| 03/20/25 @ Palm Beach Central | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs Palm Beach Gardens | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Seminole Ridge got a good showing from Justin Precanico, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Precanico has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Michael Riaboukha made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Luke Vento, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Seminole Ridge and nudges their season record down to 13-12. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Royal Palm Beach, the victory snapped their losing streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-17 record.
Seminole Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Royal Palm Beach, they will take on Dwyer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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