Palo Verde had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against The Meadows School Mustangs by a score of 7-3.
Branson Pullan looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Palo Verde let Tanner Johns and Ethan Clauss loose on the outfield. Johns scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Clauss scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Kaplan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On The Meadows School's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Killian Seip, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Palo Verde is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for The Meadows School, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Palo Verde will head out on the road to face off against Durango at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for The Meadows School, they will be playing at home against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sports Leadership & Management is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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