In what's become a running theme this season, Palisade gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Durango Demons an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Palisade sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Easton Embrey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Embrey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kian Kinslow, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hunter Howard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Palisade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for Durango, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7.
Palisade will be playing at home against Rifle at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palisade knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Rifle likes a good challenge. As for Durango, they will head out on the road to challenge Montrose at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Montrose is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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