Palmer faced Houston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Moose blew past the Hawks 11-1. The Moose might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.

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Reed Craner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Palmer is undefeated when Craner allows two or fewer hits, but 3-5 otherwise. Craner was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Timothy Bridgman, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Tristan Barrey was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Palmer now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Houston, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Coming up, Palmer will head out to challenge Redington at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Houston has already played their next contest (against Grace Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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