The Park Vista Cobras will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Park Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Palm Beach Gardens' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Park Vista beat Suncoast by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Park Vista.
Joe Calise made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Calise was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anthony Espinoza was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Josh Hungler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martin County. That's two games in a row now that Palm Beach Gardens has lost by exactly five runs.
Like Park Vista, Palm Beach Gardens also got a great game from a two-way player: Luke Hogue. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hogue was also big at the plate, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Jomari Philostin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Park Vista now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Park Vista couldn't quite finish off Palm Beach Gardens in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hogue, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that Park Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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