The Palmer Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Palmer unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scurry-Rosser. Palmer was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Scurry-Rosser's pitchers proved too tough.
For Scurry-Rosser's part, Madison Lumpkin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Lumpkin has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Lumpkin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Melanie Banks, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Emilie Johnstone, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Palmer's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8-1. As for Scurry-Rosser, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
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