Palm Bay lost against Melbourne back in March of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Palm Bay Pirates fell 9-5 to the Melbourne Bulldogs. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jose Rivera was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Palm Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Melbourne, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palm Bay will face off against Satellite at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Palm Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Melbourne, they will take on Merritt Island at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Merritt Island also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.3 runs per game.
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