Baseball Game Preview: Carson Colts vs. Palisades Dolphins

The Carson Colts will square off against the Palisades Dolphins at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Carson comes in on six and Palisades on three.

Carson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on South Gate with a sharp 15-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won nine contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Salvador Carillo

Hits Against

02/27/25 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci	5
04/14/25 vs Kerman	4
03/19/25 vs Narbonne	4
05/15/25 vs South Gate	1
05/05/25 @ Narbonne	1
+ 1 more games

Salvador Carillo looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carson is undefeated when Carillo allows one or fewer hits, but 12-13 otherwise.

At the plate, Carson got a massive performance out of Xavier Allen, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Allen is becoming a predictor of the Colts' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 11-12 when he doesn't). Noah Sandoval was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Carson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Palisades was able to grind out a solid win over Kennedy on Thursday, taking the game 7-4.

Jack O'Brien was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Kurland, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Carson, their win bumped their record up to 16-13.