Palo Verde and Douglas squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Palo Verde had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Douglas Tigers by a score of 3-2. Palo Verde has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bradi Odom spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Palo Verde saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mya Bartlett, who went 2-for-2 with a double. Taylor Johns was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On Douglas' side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Talia Tretton gave up just two earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Tretton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Delaney, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double. Another player making a difference was Cam McLelland, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Palo Verde's loss dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Douglas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season.
Palo Verde does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Douglas, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Coronado at 9:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coronado: 3, Douglas: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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