Baseball Recap: Mount Carmel Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Mount Carmel ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Montoursville Warriors 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the RED TORNADOES.

Drew Yagodzinskie was a major factor no matter where he played. 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 pitched 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.

RED TORNADOES

Previous 6 Games (Home)

05/01/25 vs Montoursville	6-5
04/30/25 vs Central Columbia	9-6
04/25/25 vs Milton	11-1
04/21/25 vs Lewisburg	12-2
04/19/25 vs North Schuylkill	10-0
04/09/25 vs Danville	2-0

Mount Carmel's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Montoursville, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-2-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Carmel will face off against Midd-West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The RED TORNADOES are facing the Mustangs at the right time seeing as the Mustangs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Montoursville, they will challenge Shamokin Area at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.93 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of.