Palisade waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Durango Demons 9-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since August 22nd.
MacKenzie Gray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madi Gray, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Palisade was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Durango only posted a batting average of .250.
Palisade has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Durango, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Palisade will venture away from home to square off against Montrose at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montrose is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Durango, they will welcome Rifle at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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