Baseball Game Preview: Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES vs. Montoursville Warriors

RED TORNADOES

Runs

05/01/25 vs Montoursville	6
04/30/25 vs Central Columbia	9
04/28/25 @ Danville	0
04/25/25 vs Milton	11
04/23/25 @ Montoursville	13
+ 10 more games

The Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES will venture away from home to take on the Montoursville Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

On Thursday, Mount Carmel needed a bit of extra time to put away Montoursville. They had just enough and edged out the Warriors 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the RED TORNADOES.

Drew Yagodzinskie was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Yagodzinskie was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs.

In other pitching news, Jace Stever looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Yagodzinskie wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Clarke Cartright, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Cartright has posted since back in March of 2024. Lukas Carpenter was another, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Montoursville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Carmel, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount Carmel has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Montoursville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.