The Palm Harbor University Hurricanes will venture away from home to square off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Palm Harbor University fell victim to Sunlake and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Seahawks by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Hurricanes were not able to get on the board.
Palm Harbor University saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Flynn, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Flynn's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Tampa Catholic.
Hannah Cronin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
The loss was their first on the road, dropping their record down to 9-3. As for Berkeley Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Palm Harbor University came out on top in a nail-biter against Berkeley Prep in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hurricanes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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