Palmer Ridge faced Air Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bears were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Kadets. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Corinna Arellano, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more RBI the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Bears
| 09/18/25 vs Air Academy | 68.8% |
| 09/15/25 @ Lewis-Palmer | 55.9% |
| 09/10/25 vs Lutheran | 51.4% |
| 09/06/25 vs University | 58.1% |
| 09/06/25 @ Eaton | 26.7% |
| + 13 more games |
Palmer Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for Palmer Ridge and bumps their season record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Air Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-2.
Coming up, Palmer Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Falcon at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Air Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Widefield at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Kadets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Gladiators have averaged an impressive 11.5 runs per game this season.
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