The Palo Verde Titans will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Crismon Rattlers at 3:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, everything went Palo Verde's way against San Carlos as Palo Verde made off with a 15-5 win.
Meanwhile, Crismon can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Miami 16-6. Winning may never get old, but Crismon sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Crismon got a great performance from Savana Minjarez as she pitched five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Minjarez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Skylar DaCosta, who fired off two home runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last four games she's played. Lily Ferguson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and a stolen base.
Palo Verde's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Crismon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Palo Verde skirted past Crismon 16-14 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palo Verde since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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