The Fossil Ridge SaberCats are taking a road trip to face off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Fossil Ridge is leaving town to face Palisade after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Fossil Ridge fell just short of Cherry Creek by a score of 11-10 on Saturday. The SaberCats have struggled against the Bruins recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Brek Benedict was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Owen Morgan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Goodrum, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Palisade's way against Palmer Ridge on Saturday as Palisade made off with a 12-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won three in a row.
Ascher Morby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Morby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Garrett Draper looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
Back at the plate, Dylon Larson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hunter Howard, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Palisade always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmer Ridge only posted an OBP of .312.
