Mustangs
| 04/29/25 vs Carolina Academy | 15 |
| 04/28/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic | 20 |
| 04/18/25 @ Blue Ridge | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Wren | 10 |
| 04/10/25 @ Belton-Honea Path | 2 |
| + 16 more games |
The Palmetto Mustangs will head out to face off against the Southside Christian Sabres at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palmetto is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Palmetto's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Carolina Academy as they made off with a 15-0 win. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Ella Kate Fowler and Halle Tompkins were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Fowler pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Tompkins struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Fowler went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Tompkins got on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave Tompkins a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Fields, who fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. Carrigan Holbert was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Palmetto always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .905. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Southside Christian was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against Powdersville, falling 10-2.
Palmetto pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Southside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Everything went Palmetto's way against Southside Christian in their previous matchup back in March, as Palmetto made off with a 17-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
