Baseball Preview: Auburn Bulldogs vs. St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats
Auburn has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Auburn is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (and have done all season long). Everything went Auburn's way against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] on Monday as Auburn made off with a 12-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Auburn considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Travon Shaw was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Shaw was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Christian Gage was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jackson Warner, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, St. Paul/Palmer fell victim to Adams Central and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Patriots. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, St. Paul/Palmer's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Auburn has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for St. Paul/Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
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