Paetow barely beat Morton Ranch the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Paetow put the hurt on Morton Ranch with a sharp 14-3 victory on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Victor Salazar
| 03/21/25 vs Morton Ranch | 7 |
| 03/11/25 vs Tompkins | 5 |
| 02/27/25 @ Fort Bend Clements | 5 |
| 03/06/25 vs Waller | 2 |
Victor Salazar made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now got three or more in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Paetow let Emmanuel Montalvo and Yarel Delgado run wild. Montalvo scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Delgado scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Delgado is becoming a predictor of Paetow's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2-1 (and 1-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Adniel Quiles Torres, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Paetow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Paetow is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-9-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. Morton Ranch is on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Paetow beat Morton Ranch by a score of 8-5 on Tuesday.
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