The Mission Hills Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Palisades Dolphins at 1:00 p.m. Mission Hills will be strutting in after a win while Palisades will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Mission Hills narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Union 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mission Hills.
Preston Waller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Waller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Waller wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan McVicker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Palisades came up short against La Jolla Country Day on Tuesday and fell 6-1. Palisades has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palisades also got a good showing from Mason Binder, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Palisades saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Kurland, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Mission Hills' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Palisades, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mission Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palisades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mission Hills came up short against Palisades in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Mission Hills, Ryan Higgins (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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