Softball Recap: Carroll Wins Going Away Against Dekalb

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

05/08/25 @ Norwell	21
04/23/25 vs Huntington North	16
04/30/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider	12
04/18/25 vs Eastside	10
04/26/25 @ NorthWood	9

Carroll never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the DeKalb Barons 6-0. Considering the Chargers have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Not much got past Emilia Garcia, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep DeKalb off the board. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Tessa Patterson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelyn Kinsey, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

The win made it two in a row for Carroll and bumps their season record up to 12-4. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 9-5 Norwell (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 55.8% over those games). As for DeKalb, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carroll will face off against Wawasee at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.79 runs per game on average), something the Chargers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for DeKalb, they will square off against Norwell at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.