The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Park Vista Cobras at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palm Beach Gardens is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Palm Beach Gardens came up short against Martin County and fell 11-6. That's two games in a row now that Palm Beach Gardens has lost by exactly five runs.
Luke Hogue was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hogue was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Gavin Newby and Tony Bieber stepped up to the plate in a big way. Newby scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Bieber went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jomari Philostin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Park Vista beat Suncoast on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Park Vista.
Like Palm Beach Gardens, Park Vista also got a great game from a two-way player: Joe Calise. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Calise was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Espinoza, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Phan, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Palm Beach Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Park Vista, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Palm Beach Gardens came out on top in a nail-biter against Park Vista in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 6-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Park Vista's Ethan Mattison, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palm Beach Gardens still be able to contain Mattison? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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