Baseball Preview: Village Tech Viper Squid vs. Palmer Bulldogs
Village Tech is 0-3 against Palmer since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Village Tech Viper Squid will be playing at home against the Palmer Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Village Tech will be strutting in after a victory while Palmer will be coming in after a defeat.
Village Tech took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Madison as Village Tech made off with a 12-2 win.
Andrew May made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. May was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jesse Martinez, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. Matthew Castorena was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Palmer suffered a rough 11-3 loss at the hands of Scurry-Rosser on Tuesday.
Palmer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JT Stewart, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Village Tech's victory bumped their record up to 3-11-1. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1.
Village Tech suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Palmer in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmer's Eric Cisneros, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Village Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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