After flying high against Lake Worth Christian last Thursday, Santaluces came back down to earth. The Santaluces Chiefs came up short against the Palm Beach Central Broncos on Monday, falling 16-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 back in February.
Santaluces saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abner Garcia Rengifo, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Garcia Rengifo a new career-high.
Santaluces has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season. The victory was the third in a row for Palm Beach Central, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santaluces will host Leonard at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leonard has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.25 runs per game on average), something Santaluces will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Palm Beach Central, they will welcome Martin County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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