Palm Beach Gardens put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Cooper City Cowboys 19-7. Palm Beach Gardens' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Sydney Shaffer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Holly Frankl was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Brynn Dion-catasus was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
On Cooper City's side, Lily Mitchell was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Cooper City, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Palm Beach Gardens will take on South Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palm Beach Gardens is facing South Fork at the right time seeing as South Fork is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Cooper City, they will head out on the road to take on Doral Academy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cooper City has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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