Palo Verde hasn't had much luck against Basic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Palo Verde Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Basic Wolves at 3:00 p.m.
Palo Verde will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Basic, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Palo Verde skirted past Basic 9-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Tanner Johns made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other batting news, Palo Verde got a big performance out of Dane Keener, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Keener has posted since back in April of 2024. Luke Herrera was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Palo Verde pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Basic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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