Baseball Preview: Excel Christian Warriors vs. Carlin Railroaders
The Excel Christian Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Carlin Railroaders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Excel Christian has six straight wins, Carlin has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Excel Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They beat Mineral County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-2.
Parker Kleszyk made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Kleszyk was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samuel Mills, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grayson King, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Carlin lost 23-5 to Wells on Tuesday.
Carlin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Huntley, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Holden Nalley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Excel Christian pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Carlin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Excel Christian took their victory against Carlin when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Excel Christian since the squad 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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