Baseball Preview: Palma Chieftains vs. Christopher Cougars
The Palma Chieftains will challenge the Christopher Cougars on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Woodside 5-4. The win was familiar territory for Palma who now have three in a row.
Rocco Razzeca was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Razzeca was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Palma let Kaleb Shannon and Johnny Carnazzo loose on the outfield. Shannon went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Carnazzo went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christopher, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They never let Hillsdale onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday.
Christopher saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Vasquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Palma has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Christopher, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
Palma suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Christopher in their previous meeting back in February. Can Palma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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