After five games on the road, Palmetto is heading back home. They will take on the Braddock Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Palmetto narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past IMG Academy Silver 3-1.
Lucas Ramirez looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ryan Ortega was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Braddock came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Wolves onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Palmetto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Braddock, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Palmetto came out on top in a nail-biter against Braddock in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 2-1. Does Palmetto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Braddock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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