The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will head out to face off against the Forest Hill Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forest Hill took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Palm Beach Gardens, who comes in off a win.
Palm Beach Gardens will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Atlantic Christian on Tuesday. The Gators never let the Sharks get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Gators' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Lucas Valencia and Ian Vertucci were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Valencia struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Vertucci tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts Valencia has posted since back in April of 2024. At bat, Valencia scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Vertucci scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Chase Turner
| 04/01/25 vs Atlantic Christian | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Jupiter Christian | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Atlantic | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Palm Beach Central | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs Leonard | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
In other batting news, Palm Beach Gardens let Chase Turner and Mason Ryder run wild. Turner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Ryder got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Turner has become a key player for Palm Beach Gardens: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Bieber, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Palm Beach Gardens was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill didn't have quite enough to beat Palm Beach Central on Tuesday and fell 7-6. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alex Seal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Julian DeJesus, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Palm Beach Gardens' record is now 8-12. As for Forest Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Palm Beach Gardens suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Forest Hill in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Gators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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