Royal Palm Beach waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Monarch Knights by a score of 5-2. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ramon Deleon made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Royal Palm Beach's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't).
Robert Gonzalez
| 03/14/25 vs Monarch | 4 |
| 02/21/25 vs Oxbridge Academy | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Olympic Heights | 2 |
| 02/11/25 @ West Boca Raton | 2 |
| 04/17/24 vs Spanish River | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Robert Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Miguelangel Guzman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Royal Palm Beach's record is now 7-8. As for Monarch, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Royal Palm Beach will welcome Atlantic at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Atlantic has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.2 runs per game on average), something Royal Palm Beach will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Monarch, they will be playing at home against Pine Crest at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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