Baseball Recap: Elmwood Royals vs. Pandora-Gilboa Rockets
In what's become a running theme this season, Elmwood gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets a 10-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Elmwood who now have four in a row.
Jimmie Palmer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Palmer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Palmer was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, four runs, and three RBI while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Andrew Holland was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Colton Bradford, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Pandora-Gilboa's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Lee, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Elmwood's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Elmwood will head out on the road to challenge Patrick Henry at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elmwood knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Patrick Henry likes a good challenge. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they will be playing at home against Arcadia at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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