The Palmer Trinity Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Pine Crest Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmer Trinity will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Palmer Trinity is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on St. Margaret's with a sharp 23-3 victory on Friday. Considering the Falcons have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pedro Castillo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Cooper Ruzycki was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Tommy Barcinas Jr. also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Palmer Trinity was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Friday. Pine Crest came out on top against Coral Springs Charter by a score of 7-3.
Jonathan Lazar looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Paul Baker, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Stephen Gladding, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Palmer Trinity's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Crest, their record is now 10-4-1.
Palmer Trinity skirted past Pine Crest 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmer Trinity since the team 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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