Baseball Game Preview: Palmer Terrors vs. Widefield Gladiators

Palmer is 1-9 against Widefield since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Terrors will host the Gladiators at 4:00 p.m.

Palmer is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canon City.

Raymond Roldan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dyson Sharpton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

Meanwhile, Widefield waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 12-3 win. 12 seems to be a good number for the Gladiators as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Liam Gordon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Widefield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Nick Prantl was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Widefield: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Luis Garcia was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple.

Widefield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Widefield's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.

Palmer suffered a grim 20-10 defeat to Widefield when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Terrors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.