The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Palm Beach Gardens' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.
On Tuesday, Palm Beach Gardens got the win against Cooper City by a conclusive 13-3. With that win, the Gators brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Palm Beach Gardens got a great performance from Sydney Shaffer as she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. With that strong performance, Shaffer is now averaging an impressive 5.5 strikeouts per game.
Victoria Scott
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Victoria Scott, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Dion-Catasus, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Palm Beach Gardens always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cooper City only posted an OBP of .375.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Spanish River on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 7-6.
St. Thomas Aquinas also got a good showing from Lavinia Miller, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Summer Givens made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Christina D'Agostino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Palm Beach Gardens pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Palm Beach Gardens' way against St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Palm Beach Gardens made off with a 10-2 win. Does Palm Beach Gardens have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Thomas Aquinas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
