With a playoff game on the line, Holy Family rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Palisade Bulldogs. Seven seems to be a good number for Holy Family as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dutch Van Dale looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylan Cooney, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan Seifarth, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
On Palisade's side, Will Seriani was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Holy Family has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-1 record this season. As for Palisade, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6-1.
Holy Family will challenge Windsor at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Holy Family sitting on seven straight wins and Windsor on 12. As for Palisade, they will challenge Thompson Valley at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Palisade's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Thompson Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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