Softball Preview: Air Academy Kadets vs. Palmer Ridge Bears
Air Academy is 8-2 against Palmer Ridge since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Air Academy Kadets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palmer Ridge Bears at 4:00 p.m. Air Academy has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 31.
Air Academy came up short against Cheyenne Mountain on Monday, falling 14-2.
Air Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riya Dravida, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Palmer Ridge's way against Lewis-Palmer on Monday as Palmer Ridge made off with a 13-1 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by ten runs or more this season.
Palmer Ridge got a big performance out of Sofia Romero, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Garcia, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis-Palmer only tossed a.
Air Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Palmer Ridge, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Air Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Palmer Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Air Academy skirted past Palmer Ridge 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Air Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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