Garfield-Palouse had no answer to Ollie Severs in Saturday's first game as he struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than two hits allowed. For the year, Severs has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 4.80 over 23.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.512/0.608/0.780 with 29 runs, plus 19 stolen bases.
Severs' strong effort led Pomeroy over Garfield-Palouse and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. in Saturday's second game. Garfield-Palouse is limping into the matchup having lost 19 straight on the road dating back to last season. There's no doubt they're looking for a change of fortune, will Pomeroy have enough to stop it? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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