Baseball Recap: Palisade Bulldogs vs. Summit Tigers
In what's become a running theme this season, Palisade gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Summit Tigers as the Palisade Bulldogs made off with a 9-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Palisade as they're now sitting on four straight.
Easton Embrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Embrey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Hunter Howard was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Titus Porter, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Like Palisade, Summit also got a great game from a two-way player: Sam Eldredge. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Eldredge was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Carter Luetkens was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Mason Lukasiewicz was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Palisade's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Summit, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Palisade beat Summit by a score of 8-2 later that day.
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