The Palmer Panthers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Hopkins Academy Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmer has four straight wins, Hopkins Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Palmer was able to grind out a solid victory over Pathfinder RVT, taking the game 6-1. That's two games straight that Palmer has won by exactly five runs.
Brendan Hess made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hess was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Theo Haley, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times he's played. Taydem Haley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Hopkins Academy's offense. They lost 10-0 to Pittsfield on Tuesday.
Palmer's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Hopkins Academy, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Palmer came up short against Hopkins Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 6-3. Can Palmer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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