Baseball Preview: Pomeroy Pirates vs. Garfield-Palouse Vikings
Pomeroy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pomeroy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
Pomeroy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Saturday's second game. They never let Garfield-Palouse onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory.
Trace Roberts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Roberts has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Pomeroy let Nick Bryson and Kyzer Herres loose on the outfield. Bryson scored three runs while going 1-for-3, while Herres scored a run while going 2-for-3. Peyton Cannon was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Pomeroy's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Garfield-Palouse, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
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