Gulliver Prep is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gulliver Prep Raiders will take on the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gulliver Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Gulliver Prep had just enough and edged Ransom Everglades out 4-2.
Gulliver Prep got a great performance from Nico Ribera as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Michael Escobar was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Keys Gate by a score of 2-1. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) has not had much luck with Keys Gate recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gavin Davidson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Gulliver Prep's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Gulliver Prep hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Gulliver Prep's way against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Gulliver Prep made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Gulliver Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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