Preview: Mt. Carmel Sundevils vs. Westview Wolverines
Mt. Carmel has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Westview Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westview took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Carmel, who comes in off a win.
After a 15-4 finish the last time they played, Mt. Carmel and Sage Creek decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Mt. Carmel never let Sage Creek onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Monday. That's two games straight that Mt. Carmel has won by exactly four runs.
Not much got past Carson Weis, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Sage Creek off the board.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Westview had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Del Norte on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Westview in their matchups with Del Norte: they've now lost four in a row.
Trevor Sabins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mt. Carmel's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Westview, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mt. Carmel has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Westview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts 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 skirted past Westview 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westview's Brycen Mautz, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, 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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