The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will head out to square off against the Westminster Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Palm Beach Gardens came up short against Forest Hill on Tuesday, falling 10-3. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lucas Valencia
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Palm Beach Gardens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Valencia, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Valencia a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Westminster Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Sports Leadership & Management. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Juan Sarmiento tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Calvin Martin was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Jesus Garcia also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Westminster Academy's record is now 4-1. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Palm Beach Gardens came up short against Westminster Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 10-7. Can Palm Beach Gardens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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