Softball Preview: Falcon Falcons vs. Palmer Ridge Bears
The Falcon Falcons will challenge the Palmer Ridge Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Falcon came up short against The Classical Academy and fell 5-2. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge won against Lewis-Palmer on Monday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Everything went Palmer Ridge's way against Air Academy as Palmer Ridge made off with a 13-3 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by ten runs or more this season.
Palmer Ridge let Pam Boyarko and Savanah Martinez loose on the outfield. Boyarko went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. What's more, Martinez also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Kayleigh Garcia was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in five consecutive matchups.
Falcon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Palmer Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season.
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