Baseball Preview: Carrollton Trojans vs. Pickens Dragons
The Carrollton Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pickens Dragons at 5:55 p.m. on Monday.
Carrollton fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against East Coweta in Friday's second game but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 7-2 to the Indians. Carrollton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carrollton got a good showing from Andrew Rambo, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rambo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carrollton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Kingeter, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pickens entered their tilt with Lumpkin County with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indians in Friday's second game and snuck past 5-4. That's two games straight that Pickens has won by just one run.
Carrollton's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Pickens, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home.
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