The Palisades Pirates will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors at 4:00 p.m. Palisades will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
On Tuesday, Palisades needed a bit of extra time to put away Saucon Valley. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Panthers 8-6.
Tyler Bonelli made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bonelli was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ted Musselman was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Executive Education Academy Charter School's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Marian Catholic by a score of 8-7.
Joanel Sanchez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarol Cabrera, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Palisades is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Executive Education Academy Charter School, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Palisades has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Executive Education Academy Charter School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Palisades came up short against Executive Education Academy Charter School when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Palisades avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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