The Palmetto Panthers will challenge the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palmetto is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Palmetto will face Immaculata-La Salle after dropping another heartbreaker against Southwest on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. Palmetto fell just short of Southwest by a score of 3-2.
Gian Carlos Nemer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
Justin Mendoza
| 03/18/25 @ Southwest | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Columbus | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Dr. Krop | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Coral Reef | 1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Island Coast | 1 |
At the plate, Palmetto saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Mendoza, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Mendoza a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Immaculata-La Salle fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Miami Christian on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Victors by a score of 4-3.
Alexander Corzo spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Immaculata-La Salle's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
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