Palmer has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Widefield Gladiators at 4:30 p.m.
Palmer's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Widefield on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to the Gladiators. The Terrors haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Widefield's part, Olivia McEwen made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). McEwen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Kraines, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke Foster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Widefield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Palmer's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Widefield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
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