The Palmetto Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against TERRA Environmental at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. TERRA Environmental took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Palmetto, who comes in off a win.
Palmetto took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over Miami. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Stingarees: they've now won four in a row.
Marcelo Valdivia looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).

Johnny Montes
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Johnny Montes, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Justin Mendoza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Palmetto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, TERRA Environmental didn't have quite enough to beat Palmer Trinity on Wednesday and fell 6-5. TERRA Environmental has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Xavier Hernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gutierrez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
TERRA Environmental's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Palmetto, their record now sits at 6-16.
Palmetto took their victory against TERRA Environmental in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 10-3 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will TERRA Environmental turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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