The Palisade Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Family Tigers at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Palisade is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Pueblo East. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palisade.
Ascher Morby tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kian Kinslow was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Holy Family came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats and snuck past 7-6.
Brady Hudson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Kolbe Mills and Rylan Cooney did most of the damage at the plate: Mills went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Cooney went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Palisade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-1 record this season. As for Holy Family, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Palisade has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Holy Family struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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