Baseball Game Preview: Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES vs. Shamokin Area Indians

RED TORNADOES

Runs

05/12/25 vs Southern Columbia Area	1
05/10/25 vs Midd-West	12
05/01/25 vs Montoursville	6
04/30/25 vs Central Columbia	9
04/28/25 @ Danville	0
+ 12 more games

Mount Carmel is 8-2 against Shamokin Area since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The RED TORNADOES will welcome the Indians at 4:30 p.m. Mount Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.

Mount Carmel is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Southern Columbia Area on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The RED TORNADOES' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Lukas Carpenter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jon Morgante, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Shamokin Area not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 1, 2024 (when they won 11-1). They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over Sugar Valley Rural. The victory was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Mount Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Shamokin Area, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.

Everything went Mount Carmel's way against Shamokin Area in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Mount Carmel made off with an 8-0 victory. Do the RED TORNADOES have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.