Baseball Recap: Village Tech Viper Squid vs. Palmer Bulldogs
If Village Tech was feeling good off their 12-2 takedown of Madison last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Village Tech Viper Squid wound up on the wrong side of a tough 19-5 walloping at the hands of the Palmer Bulldogs on Wednesday. Village Tech has struggled against Palmer recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Matthew Castorena made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Palmer's side, Landon Munoz made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Munoz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tripp Harper, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Matty Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Village Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1. As for Palmer, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11-1 record this season.
Village Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmer, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mildred at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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