Palmer Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the ThunderRidge Grizzlies 16-6. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by ten runs or more this season.
Kayleigh Garcia was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Corinna Arellano, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmer Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 11 consecutive contests.
Palmer Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-1 record this season. As for ThunderRidge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.
As of now, neither Palmer Ridge nor ThunderRidge have any future games scheduled.
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