Baseball Recap: Palmer Bulldogs vs. Trinity Leadership Tigers
Palmer won against Village Tech back in March with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Palmer Bulldogs never let the Trinity Leadership Tigers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Palmer as they're now sitting on three straight.
Will Baxter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Baxter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Baxter was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Palmer let Eric Cisneros and Tripp Harper loose on the outfield. Cisneros scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Harper went 3-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matty Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Palmer's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for Trinity Leadership, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Palmer will have a chance to go back-to-back against Trinity Leadership: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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