Gators
| 03/11/25 vs Oxbridge Academy | 7 |
| 03/07/25 @ Okeechobee | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Treasure Coast | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Atlantic | 19 |
| 02/28/25 @ Westminster Academy | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Palm Beach Gardens is 8-1 against Leonard since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will welcome the Leonard Lancers at 6:30 p.m. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Palm Beach Gardens took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Oxbridge Academy 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gators have posted since March 4, 2024.
Palm Beach Gardens let Tony Bieber and Ian Vertucci run wild. Bieber went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Vertucci went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most doubles Vertucci has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Ryder, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leonard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Santaluces.
Leonard saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Quiroz-Rivera, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Angel Ortiz-Santana also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Leonard's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Everything went Palm Beach Gardens' way against Leonard in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, as Palm Beach Gardens made off with a 10-0 win. Will Palm Beach Gardens repeat their success, or does Leonard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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