Palmetto and Braden River are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Palmetto Tigers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Braden River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Braden River took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Palmetto, who comes in off a win.
Palmetto is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Riverview Sarasota. Palmetto never let Riverview Sarasota onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Tuesday.
Clayton Williams
| 02/11/25 @ Riverview Sarasota | 7 |
| 05/07/24 vs Bloomingdale | 4 |
| 03/21/24 vs Bradenton Christian | 3 |
| 04/08/24 @ Braden River | 2 |
| 04/25/24 vs Lakewood Ranch | 1 |
Clayton Williams looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Keaton Love, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Nye, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Braden River came up short against IMG Academy Black on Thursday and fell 7-2.
Braden River also got a good showing from Denzel Diaz, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, Braden River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacoby Cox, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Palmetto couldn't quite finish off Braden River in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Will Palmetto have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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