Baseball Preview: Palisade Bulldogs vs. Durango Demons
Palisade has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Durango Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Palisade's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
In what's become a running theme this season, Palisade gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Battle Mountain 13-1.
Easton Embrey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Embrey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Howard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Soren Ashcraft was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Durango fell victim to a tough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Grand Junction on Saturday. Durango has not had much luck with Grand Junction recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Durango saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Rose, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Palisade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Durango, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Palisade has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Durango struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Palisade's way against Durango in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 as Palisade made off with a 12-5 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Durango's Fynn Hyson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Palisade to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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