Martin County won the last time they faced Palm Beach Gardens, and things went their way on Monday too. The Martin County Tigers walked away with an 11-6 win over the Palm Beach Gardens Gators. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Martin County.
Mitchell MacPhee looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Will Perry and Anthony Trigillo did most of the damage at the plate: Perry scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Trigillo scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Frankie Brancaleone was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Palm Beach Gardens' side, Luke Hogue was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 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 did some serious damage despite the final result: 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. Another player making a difference was Jomari Philostin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Martin County has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Martin County will face off against Vero Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vero Beach is coming into the game with eight straight victories at home, so Martin County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they will head out on the road to take on Park Vista 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.
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