The Palo Verde Panthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Reno Huskies at 9:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palo Verde: 3.9, Reno: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palo Verde is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Coronado onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Palo Verde's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Mayson Reichartz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Clauss, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tanner Johns, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Reno faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Reno walked away with a 6-2 victory over Coronado. The win made it back-to-back victories for Reno.
Palo Verde is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season. As for Reno, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-10.
Palo Verde was able to grind out a solid victory over Reno when the teams last played back in May of 2018, winning 5-2. Will Palo Verde repeat their success, or does Reno have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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