Tigers
| 04/24/25 vs Palmer | 6-3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Palmer | 15-1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Mesa Ridge | 5-2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Mesa Ridge | 4-3 |
| 04/12/25 vs Summit | 13-3 |
Canon City waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Palmer Terrors by a score of 6-3. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 15-1 on Tuesday.
John Vendetti looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Tanner Leonard was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Eric Chavez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Canon City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmer only posted a batting average of .231.
Canon City pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Palmer, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Canon City and Palmer could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 91st) will meet Cheyenne Mountain (ranked 19th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Palmer will challenge Widefield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (240 vs. 113).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
