Palm Beach Gardens had lost six straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 2-11 to make it seven. They lost 13-3 to the Forest Hill Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on March 2nd.
Palm Beach Gardens saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chace Turner, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
As for Forest Hill, their win bumped their record up to 10-8. Considering they have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
On Forest Hill's side, Richie Ryan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Ryan a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kevin Blas, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Aaron Moreno, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Coming up, Palm Beach Gardens will head out on the road to take on Okeechobee at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Forest Hill, they will take on Dr. Joaquin Garcia at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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