The Palo Verde Panthers will challenge the Bishop Alemany Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Alemany took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Palo Verde, who comes in off a win.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 13th at the time (Palo Verde was ranked second). The Panthers put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 11-1 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Dylan Feeny looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Noah Knudson
| 04/23/25 vs Green Valley | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Centennial | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ The Meadows School | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Liberty | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Faith Lutheran | 1 |
At the plate, Palo Verde got a massive performance out of Noah Knudson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Knudson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dane Keener, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
Palo Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green Valley only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, Bishop Alemany was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Lutheran.
Bishop Alemany's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Palo Verde, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
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