Palmetto and Parrish Community are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tigers will host the Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palmetto barely beat Manatee the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Hurricanes 8-1 on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won three contests in a row.
Hunter Wingate
| 04/04/25 @ Manatee | 7 |
| 04/05/24 vs Bayshore | 5 |
| 02/14/25 vs Braden River | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Southeast | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Lakewood Ranch | 2 |
Palmetto got a great performance from Hunter Wingate as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Wingate a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Blake Willis was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trey James, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Parrish Community won against Riverview Sarasota on Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Bulls put the hurt on Spoto with a sharp 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulls, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Daniel Norbeck tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He also put up four walks, which were his first of the season.
At the plate, Parrish Community let Jayden Peters and Nate Whitehead run wild. Peters scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Whitehead scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Cripe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Parrish Community hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive games.
Parrish Community's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Palmetto, their win bumped their record up to 6-16.
Palmetto might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Parrish Community when the teams last played back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
