Baseball Preview: Palmer Ridge Bears vs. Discovery Canyon Thunder
Palmer Ridge and Discovery Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Palmer Ridge Bears will head out on the road to take on the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmer Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Palmer Ridge lost 11-2 to Pine Creek on Friday. Palmer Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Discovery Canyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Doherty on Saturday as Discovery Canyon made off with a 12-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Discovery Canyon considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ty Peters was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Peters was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cole Teltschik was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and a double while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nate Singleton, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Palmer Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12. As for Discovery Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Palmer Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Discovery Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Palmer Ridge skirted past Discovery Canyon 8-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Discovery Canyon's Chase Ambuehl, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Palmer Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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