Royal Palm Beach's game last Monday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Atlantic Eagles. This was payback for Royal Palm Beach, who suffered a 6-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Chris DeGara looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Royal Palm Beach let Jaxon Gelb and Shane Causey loose on the outfield. Gelb scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Causey scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Edward Wood III, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Atlantic's side, Joseph Iacovone made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Royal Palm Beach's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5. As for Atlantic, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Royal Palm Beach is on the road again on Wednesday to play St. John Paul II Academy at 4:00 p.m. St. John Paul II Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Royal Palm Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Atlantic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Leonard at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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