Baseball Preview: Carrollton Warriors vs. Minerva Lions
The Carrollton Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Minerva Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carrollton will be strutting in after a victory while Minerva will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Carrollton sidestepped Salem for a 6-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carrollton.
The team relied heavily on Isiah McConnell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon James, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Minerva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 10-7 to United.
Carrollton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Minerva, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Carrollton came out on top in a nail-biter against Minerva in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carrollton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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