Softball Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Palmer Ridge's Winning Streak

Bears

Previous 5 Games

10/25/25 vs Holy Family	2-4
10/24/25 vs Pueblo Central	12-2
10/24/25 vs Ponderosa	9-7
10/17/25 vs Roosevelt	18-3
10/17/25 vs Pueblo East	15-0

Palmer Ridge dropped down to 23-5 on Saturday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Holy Family Tigers by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.

Pam Boyarko spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Corinna Arellano made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run.

As for Holy Family, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games.

On Holy Family's side, Emmaline Humphreys made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 18 batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Humphreys has posted since back in September. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Humphreys wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Giuliana Magnetti, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Palmer Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holy Family, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 7-4 win against Windsor on the 25th.