Baseball Preview: Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES vs. North Schuylkill Spartans
The Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES will head out on the road to challenge the North Schuylkill Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mount Carmel has three straight wins, North Schuylkill has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mount Carmel is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Shamokin Area (and have done all season long). Mount Carmel put the hurt on Shamokin Area with a sharp 8-0 victory on Wednesday.
Brayden Brinkash was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Drew Yagodzinskie was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Schuylkill entered their game against Lehighton on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Schuylkill took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lehighton.
Mount Carmel's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for North Schuylkill, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Mount Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against North Schuylkill in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Carmel since the team 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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