The Reno Huskies will square off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Reno is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Reno is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Coronado by a score of 6-2.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde waltzed into their match on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars a 4-0 shutout. Palo Verde's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Palo Verde got a great performance from Mayson Reichartz as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Ethan Clauss was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Tanner Johns was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Reno has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season. As for Palo Verde, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 27-10.
Reno came up short against Palo Verde when the teams last played back in May of 2018, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Reno, Bryce Robison (who struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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