After flying high against Arlington on Thursday, St. Paul/Palmer came back down to earth. The Wildcats came up short against the Adams Central Patriots on Friday, falling 9-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
St. Paul/Palmer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layne Baker, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
St. Paul/Palmer's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Adams Central, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-6.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. St. Paul/Palmer will challenge rival Central City/Centura at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Adams Central is set to square off against their familiar foe Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 3.2, the Blue Devils 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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