Pomeroy is 10-0 against Garfield-Palouse since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Saturday's first game. The Pomeroy Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pomeroy has seven straight victories, Garfield-Palouse has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pomeroy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Colton as Pomeroy made off with a 17-1 win.
Trace Roberts and Ollie Severs made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Roberts tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Severs pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Roberts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Roberts scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Severs scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vinny Vecchio, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Bryson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Garfield-Palouse scored the most runs they've had all season in Wednesday's second game, but it wasn't enough. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-7 walloping at the hands of Dayton.
Pomeroy pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs per game. As for Garfield-Palouse, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Pomeroy took their win against Garfield-Palouse in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-0. Will Pomeroy repeat their success, or does Garfield-Palouse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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