Preview: Mt. Carmel Sundevils vs. Classical Academy Caimans
The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Classical Academy Caimans at 4:00 p.m. Classical Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Carmel, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Carmel waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wolverines and snuck past 3-2.
Mt. Carmel got a great performance from Max Adolph as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Adolph has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Bananal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Classical Academy were a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-2 walloping at the hands of Rancho Bernardo.
Classical Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Hoff, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Carmel's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Classical Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mt. Carmel has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Classical Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mt. Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Classical Academy's Ethan Woolsey, who struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Mt. Carmel to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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