The Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders will take on the Eastridge Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palmyra-Macedon 2.4, Eastridge 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastridge will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Palmyra-Macedon extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday. The Red Raiders walked away with a 9-4 win over East.
Camron Quick was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Brady Leo
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In other batting news, Palmyra-Macedon got a big performance out of Brady Leo, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Leo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Everts, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastridge). They put the hurt on Newark with a sharp 14-1 victory on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Like Palmyra-Macedon, Eastridge also got a great game from a two-way player: Evan Bishop. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Bishop also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Eastridge is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise. Bishop was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xzavier Hughey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs. Another player making a difference was Peyton Kispert, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Palmyra-Macedon pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eastridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Everything went Palmyra-Macedon's way against Eastridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, as Palmyra-Macedon made off with a 9-2 victory. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
