Palisade can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest in Saturday's first game. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Eagle Valley Devils. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Palisade also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Garrett Draper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Titus Porter was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kian Kinslow, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On Eagle Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Robinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Palisade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Eagle Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Palisade beat Eagle Valley by a score of 15-4 later that day.
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