Baseball Game Preview: Palisades Pumas vs. Butler Bulldogs

The Palisades Pumas will challenge the Butler Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Palisades made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Olympic, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Palisades' pitcher stepped up to hand Olympic a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Pumas as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Lincoln Wise

Hits (Career)

03/25/25 vs Olympic	2
03/18/25 vs South Mecklenburg	1
03/12/25 vs Cuthbertson	1
02/28/25 @ East Mecklenburg	1
02/24/25 vs Mallard Creek	1

Palisades got a massive performance out of Lincoln Wise, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave Wise a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Wearing, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.

Palisades was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .714. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Butler). They blew past Rocky River 24-7 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.

Jackson Clark looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Butler is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-6 otherwise.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Decurtis, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jhanuel Ramos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Palisades' win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Butler, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.