Palmetto lost against Southwest back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Palmetto Panthers fell just short of the Southwest Eagles by a score of 7-5. Palmetto has struggled against Southwest recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Palmetto got a good showing from Lucas Ramirez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Sebastian Font made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. Max Sotolongo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Southwest's side, Joshua Barnhart looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Southwest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Albert Bell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Palmetto will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbus at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Southwest, they will head out on the road to take on Hialeah Gardens at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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