The Woodland Park Panthers will challenge the Palmer Terrors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Woodland Park finally turned things around against James Irwin on Friday. They blew past the Jaguars 21-6. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Heaven Eurton looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christine Renteria, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Schoendaller, who went 4-for-5 with two triples and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Palmer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 17-3 to Doherty.
Woodland Park's record is now 2-6. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Woodland Park took their win against Palmer when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 19-3. Will Woodland Park repeat their success, or does Palmer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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