Palisade stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They beat the Battle Mountain Huskies by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-0. The win was nothing new for Palisade as they're now sitting on four straight.
Easton Embrey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Embrey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Howard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Soren Ashcraft, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Battle Mountain's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Reed, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Palisade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Battle Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Palisade will be playing at home against Durango at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Palisade's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Battle Mountain, they will head out on the road to square off against Roaring Fork at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Roaring Fork will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Battle Mountain surely won't give up without a fight.
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