There's no place like home for Palmer Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Strasburg Indians a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 11 runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Corinna Arellano, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Romero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .640. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Palmer Ridge's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1. As for Strasburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Palmer Ridge will head out to square off against University at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (University: 3.7, Palmer Ridge: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Strasburg, they will welcome Pueblo South at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pueblo South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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