Baseball Recap: John Raine's big game can't quite lead Lewis-Palmer over Golden

By Team Reports May 24, 2024, 1:54pm

Baseball Recap: Lewis-Palmer Rangers vs. Golden Demons

Lewis-Palmer and Golden squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lewis-Palmer had to settle for second. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Demons. The contest marked the first time this year in which Lewis-Palmer was not able to get on the board.

Lewis-Palmer saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Raine, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.

Lewis-Palmer's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Golden, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 25-2.

Lewis-Palmer is on the road again on Saturday to play Pueblo County at 9:30 a.m. Pueblo County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lewis-Palmer's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Golden, they will face off against Falcon at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Falcon: 2.2, Golden: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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