Baseball Preview: Palo Duro Dons vs. Amarillo Sandies
Palo Duro is 1-9 against Amarillo since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Palo Duro Dons will head out on the road to challenge the Amarillo Sandies at 5:00 p.m.
Palo Duro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Amarillo. That's two games in a row now that Palo Duro has lost by exactly three runs.
Lorenzo Castellanos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palo Duro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izaiah Contreras, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Palo Duro's loss dropped their record down to 4-22. As for Amarillo, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-8.
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