Eagle Valley hasn't had much luck against Palisade recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Eagle Valley Devils are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Eagle Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Eagle Valley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Thornton. The result was nothing new for the Devils, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Phedre Kempton's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Abby Talbot was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Ashton French also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Palisade won against Delta on Tuesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Palisade blew past Cedaredge 17-4. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 13 runs.
Chloe Cummings looked comfortable as she tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Palisade got a big performance out of Elli Dorr, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Eagle Valley's record is now 5-1. As for Palisade, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Eagle Valley suffered a grim 22-13 defeat to Palisade when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Eagle Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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