The Palm Bay Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Titusville Terriers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Palm Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Palm Bay will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Wednesday, then bounced right back against St. Edward's on Thursday. Everything went Palm Bay's way against St. Edward's as Palm Bay made off with a 16-2 victory. That looming 16-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Palm Bay yet this season.
Zander Tarnowski was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Tarnowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tarnowski was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Palm Bay let Hunter Ashbaugh and Nolan Werle loose on the outfield. Ashbaugh scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Werle scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Lopez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Titusville lost 20-5 to East River on Thursday. Titusville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Titusville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Russell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Palm Bay's win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Titusville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19.
Palm Bay skirted past Titusville 9-8 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palm Bay since the squad 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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