Lewis-Palmer has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lewis-Palmer will be strutting in after a win while Mesa Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Lewis-Palmer made easy work of Rampart and carried off a 14-5 victory.
The team relied heavily on Danny Cook, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a 17-8 finish the last time they played, Mesa Ridge and Pueblo County decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Mesa Ridge fell just short of Pueblo County by a score of 2-0 last Tuesday. Mesa Ridge has not had much luck with Pueblo County recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Mesa Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Locklen Lemley, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Lewis-Palmer pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs per game. As for Mesa Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Lewis-Palmer skirted past Mesa Ridge 10-8 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Lewis-Palmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mesa Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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