The Mildred Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Palmer Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Palmer is hoping to do on Saturday what Rice couldn't last Monday: put an end to Mildred's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Mildred's pitchers stepped up to hand Rice a 9-0 shutout. Give Mildred's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Luke McKendree made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. McKendree has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. McKendree was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Wing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Aiden Bates was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Palmer gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 19-5 margin over Village Tech. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palmer.
Like Mildred, Palmer also got a great game from a two-way player: Landon Munoz. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Munoz was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Tripp Harper was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Matty Martinez, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Mildred has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season. As for Palmer, their record now sits at 8-11-1.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Mildred has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Mildred couldn't quite finish off Palmer in their previous matchup back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmer's Will Baxter, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Mildred knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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