The matchup between Palmer and James Irwin on Tuesday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Palmer Terrors came up short against the James Irwin Jaguars, falling 17-2. The loss continues a trend for the Terrors in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost four in a row.
Palmer saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malouma Cheikh, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Palmer 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 three strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Palmer's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for James Irwin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-3.
Palmer will head out to square off against Doherty at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Doherty has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.44 runs per game on average), something Palmer will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for James Irwin, they will venture away from home to take on Sand Creek at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sand Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
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