Baseball Preview: Scripps Ranch Falcons vs. Mt. Carmel Sundevils
The Scripps Ranch Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scripps Ranch is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
On Friday, Scripps Ranch earned a 5-1 victory over Clairemont.
Ryan Ham was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ham has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ham was also solid in the batter's box, 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.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel got the win against San Dieguito Academy on Wednesday by a conclusive 9-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mt. Carmel.
Carson Weis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Weber, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Scripps Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for Mt. Carmel, their record now sits at 17-11.
Scripps Ranch suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weis, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Now that Scripps Ranch knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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