After two games on the road, Palmer Ridge is heading back home. They will welcome the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Palmer Ridge will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Falcon out 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since September 9, 2023.
The team relied heavily on Sofia Romero, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Garcia, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Palmer Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Thunder with a sharp 15-8 win. Considering the Red-Tailed Hawks have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Danica Unger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Unger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Corrine Harlow was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Rylie Hanna, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Palmer Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Palmer Ridge skirted past Cheyenne Mountain 5-4 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Palmer Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cheyenne Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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