Softball Preview: Carterville Lions vs. Harrisburg Bulldogs
The Carterville Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carterville has 20 straight victories, Harrisburg has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carterville is ranked highly in their home state, and in their second game on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Castle. Carterville had just enough and edged Castle out 3-2.
Caidence Phillips spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Colbie Bennett was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mt. Carmel in their second game on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 9-5 to the Golden Aces. That's two games in a row now that Harrisburg has lost by exactly four runs.
Carterville's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Harrisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Everything went Carterville's way against Harrisburg in their previous meeting last Friday as Carterville made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carterville since the team 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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