Baseball Game Preview: Palmetto Panthers vs. South Dade Buccaneers

Palmetto and South Dade are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Panthers will challenge the Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. South Dade took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Palmetto, who comes in off a win.

Palmetto not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 6th. Everything went their way against TERRA Environmental as they made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Brayden Arrick tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

Jack Gordon

Runs

03/28/25 vs Pembroke Pines Charter	3
04/10/25 @ TERRA Environmental	2
03/27/25 vs American Heritage	2
03/11/25 @ Columbus	2
04/07/25 vs Miami	1
+ 6 more games

On the hitting side, Jack Gordon was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Palmetto is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-15 otherwise. Johnny Montes was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Palmetto lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more home runs.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for South Dade's offense. They came up short against Varela on Thursday, falling 7-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Buccaneers have suffered since March 21st.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 7-16. As for South Dade, they moved to 13-12 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Palmetto couldn't quite get it done against South Dade when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.