Softball Preview: Durango Demons vs. Palisade Bulldogs
Durango is 1-8 against Palisade since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Durango Demons will head out to take on the Palisade Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. Durango will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Durango's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Battle Mountain as Durango made off with a 21-0 victory. The game marked the Demons' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Palisade sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Grand Junction on Thursday.
MacKenzie Gray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August of 2023.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madi Gray, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Fleming, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Palisade didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Durango now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Palisade, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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