Baseball Game Preview: Mt. Carmel Sundevils vs. Elsinore Tigers

The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will take on the Elsinore Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mt. Carmel comes in on five and Elsinore on eight.

Mt. Carmel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over San Ysidro. Seven seems to be a good number for the Sundevils as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Bryce Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.

In other pitching news, Shane Carter looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Atticus Enriquez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Godbold, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Elsinore never let their opponents score on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out St. Anthony 2-0.

Elsinore's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Boyd, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. Another was Robert Gates, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.

Elsinore pushed their record up to 23-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 21-12.