The Seminole Ridge Hawks will square off against the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Seminole Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Royal Palm Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Seminole Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against South Fork on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 6-4.
Seminole Ridge got a good showing from Jaiden Walton, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Walton has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nikolas Halleran made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Michael Riaboukha was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Royal Palm Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 7-3 to Benjamin.
Robert Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Yandel Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Seminole Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Royal Palm Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
Everything went Seminole Ridge's way against Royal Palm Beach when the teams last played back in March, as Seminole Ridge made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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