The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Melbourne Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Palm Beach Gardens heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Dwyer by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Gators have suffered since February 21st.
Shea Towns was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Palm Beach Gardens saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Scott, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Melbourne waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Hawks. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.
Brooklynn Steidl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
Melbourne hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive matches.
Palm Beach Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Melbourne, their record now sits at 15-12.
Palm Beach Gardens came up short against Melbourne in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 5-1. Can the Gators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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