Baseball Preview: Manitou Springs Mustangs vs. Palmer Terrors
Manitou Springs has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Palmer Terrors at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Manitou Springs is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Florence a 23-0 shutout on Saturday. Manitou Springs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Canon Feist was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Feist has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Feist was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Manitou Springs let Maxton Bolster and Logan Moore loose on the outfield. Bolster scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Moore scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Beck Enquist was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Palmer earned a 10-6 win over Harrison on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palmer.
Like Manitou Springs, Palmer also got a great game from a two-way player: Zach Comer. Throwing, Comer tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jackson Keating tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. At bat, Comer scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Keating scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dyson Sharpton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Conner Dozeman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Manitou Springs is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. As for Palmer, their victory ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-15.
Everything went Manitou Springs' way against Palmer in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Manitou Springs made off with an 18-3 win. Does Manitou Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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