Gators
| 02/28/25 @ Westminster Academy | 1 |
| 02/25/25 vs Forest Hill | 3 |
| 02/21/25 @ Jensen Beach | 5 |
| 02/19/25 vs Jupiter Christian | 5 |
| 02/17/25 vs Royal Palm Beach | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will face off against the Atlantic Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Palm Beach Gardens is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They lost 8-1 to Westminster Academy. The match marked the Gators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Palm Beach Gardens saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Valencia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Atlantic). Everything went their way against Lake Worth Christian on Monday as Atlantic made off with a 15-5 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly ten runs.
Thomas Krolikowski made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Bird, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jordan Reich, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Atlantic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Palm Beach Gardens' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Atlantic, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Tuesday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Palm Beach Gardens has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .434. However, it's not like Atlantic struggles in that department as they've averaged .448. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Palm Beach Gardens' way against Atlantic when the teams last played back in February, as Palm Beach Gardens made off with an 18-8 win. Will Palm Beach Gardens repeat their success, or does Atlantic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
