Garfield-Palouse is 0-10 against Pomeroy since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Saturday's first game. The Garfield-Palouse Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Pomeroy Pirates at 10:00 a.m.
Sadly, Garfield-Palouse is still looking for their first win of the season after five matchups. They suffered a tough 15-7 defeat at the hands of Dayton in Wednesday's second game. One positive for Garfield-Palouse, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Pomeroy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 17-1 victory. Pomeroy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Trace Roberts and Ollie Severs made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Roberts tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Severs pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Roberts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Roberts scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Severs scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Vinny Vecchio was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Bryson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Garfield-Palouse's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Pomeroy, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Garfield-Palouse might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Pomeroy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Garfield-Palouse, Brodie Magill (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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