The Palmetto Panthers will take on the Coral Springs Colts at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Palmetto is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Palmetto managed to slip by Highland the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Palmetto lost 7-0 to Highland on Monday.
Palmetto got a good showing from Brayden Arrick, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Arrick has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Coral Springs not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27th. Everything went their way against IMG Academy Gold as Coral Springs made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering the Colts have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Angelo Painter looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Coral Springs is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Coral Springs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Guthrie, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Natron Wheeler was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Coral Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The win got Coral Springs back to even at 8-8. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Palmetto was able to grind out a solid victory over Coral Springs when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 7-2. Will Palmetto repeat their success, or does Coral Springs has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
