For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Palisades and South Mecklenburg meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Palisades Pumas fell 8-3 to the South Mecklenburg Sabres. If the Pumas were looking for revenge after losing 17-4 to the Sabres when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Israel Clase was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Palisades has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. The victory (which was South Mecklenburg's third in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Looking ahead, Palisades will head out to face off against South Mecklenburg at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. As for South Mecklenburg, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Davie at 6:45 p.m. South Mecklenburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Davie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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