Palatka made up a huge gap compared to their last game against P.K. Yonge, but still couldn't quite topple them. The Palatka Panthers blew past the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 11-4 on Wednesday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Paxton Sweat was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Sweat was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one stolen base.
Ryan Surrency
| 02/26/25 @ P.K. Yonge | 3 |
| 02/18/25 vs Orange Park | 1 |
| 02/13/25 @ St. Augustine | 1 |
| 02/11/25 vs Atlantic | 1 |
In other batting news, Ryan Surrency and Cason Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Surrency scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Thomas scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave Surrency a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Landen Echols, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Palatka has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs over those games. P.K. Yonge's loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Looking ahead, Palatka is taking a road trip to take on Middleburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for P.K. Yonge, they will be playing at home against Saint Francis Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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