The Palmer Ridge Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Falcon Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Palmer Ridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Falcon likes a good challenge.
Palmer Ridge will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Air Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Palmer Ridge was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Air Academy on Wednesday. Considering the Bears have won nine matches by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Palmer Ridge let Pam Boyarko and Savanah Martinez loose on the outfield. Boyarko went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. What's more, Martinez also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Elizabeth Cook was another key player, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Falcon came up short against The Classical Academy on Thursday and fell 5-2. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palmer Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season. As for Falcon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Palmer Ridge skirted past Falcon 5-4 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Will Palmer Ridge repeat their success, or does Falcon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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