Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmer Ridge). Everything went their way against the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks on Wednesday as the Palmer Ridge Bears made off with a 25-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ashlyn Short was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Short was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Palmer Ridge got a massive performance out of Corinna Arellano, who fired off a home run, six RBI, and four doubles while going 5-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Arellano a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Palmer Ridge lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cheyenne Mountain only launched a.
The victory was the third in a row for Palmer Ridge, bringing their record for this year to 17-3-1. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
Palmer Ridge and ThunderRidge will meet on Friday for a tough Bear Battle. Palmer Ridge is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they will square off against Coronado at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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