Baseball Preview: Mt. Carmel Sundevils vs. Scripps Ranch Falcons
The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, everything went Mt. Carmel's way against San Dieguito Academy as Mt. Carmel made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mt. Carmel.
Mt. Carmel got a great performance from Carson Weis as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 6.1 innings pitched. Weis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Camden Graver and Bryce Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Graver scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Miller went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carson Weber, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch earned a 5-1 win over Clairemont on Friday.
Ryan Ham made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ham was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Jack Gerardi looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Jesse Dawson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Daniel Herrera was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Carmel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Scripps Ranch, they pushed their record up to 13-15 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Mt. Carmel took their win against Scripps Ranch in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-2. Does Mt. Carmel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scripps Ranch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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