Baseball Recap: Mt. Carmel falls despite strong effort from Preston Will

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:48pm

Baseball Recap: Mt. Carmel Golden Aces vs. Edwards County Lions

Mt. Carmel was the 13-1 winner over Edwards County when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Mt. Carmel Golden Aces took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edwards County Lions on Thursday. Mt. Carmel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Preston Will was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.

On Edwards County's side, Jackson Hensley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hensley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hensley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Cash Conner was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.

Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Edwards County, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-5.

As of now, neither Mt. Carmel nor Edwards County have any future games scheduled.

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