Preview: Palisades Pumas vs. East Gaston Warriors
The Palisades Pumas will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Gaston Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Palisades is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
The matchup between Palisades and South Mecklenburg on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Palisades' rough 17-4 defeat to South Mecklenburg might stick with them for a while.
Addison Rowland made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Clase, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Gaston can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Shelby a 10-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for East Gaston as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Dylan Howell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Palisades now has a losing record at 4-5. As for East Gaston, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Palisades has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Gaston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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