After nine games on the road, Palmetto is heading back home. They will take on the Killian Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palmetto will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
The matchup between Palmetto and Belen Jesuit on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Palmetto fell 13-9 to Belen Jesuit. Palmetto has not had much luck with Belen Jesuit recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Christian Dixon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Font, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Palmetto was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Killian waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the.
Killian also got a great performance from Brandon Pfeiffer as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Pfeiffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kevin Oliva, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Andrew Prieto, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Palmetto's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Killian, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-11.
Palmetto came out on top in a nail-biter against Killian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Does Palmetto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Killian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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