After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Boca Raton, Royal Palm Beach was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the Palm Beach Gardens Gators 8-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Gators since April 19, 2017.
Santino Spidalieri
| 02/17/25 @ Palm Beach Gardens | 2 |
| 04/23/24 @ Olympic Heights | 1 |
| 04/19/24 @ Suncoast | 1 |
| 04/09/24 vs Jupiter | 1 |
| 03/26/24 @ Atlantic | 1 |
Royal Palm Beach let Santino Spidalieri and Jaivian Padillia loose on the outfield. Spidalieri scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Padillia scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Spidalieri a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Yandel Gonzales, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Royal Palm Beach's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats challenge the Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Royal Palm Beach is facing Olympic Heights at the right time seeing as Olympic Heights is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they will welcome Jupiter Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jupiter Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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