Baseball Preview: Carver Crusaders vs. Cohasset Skippers
Carver is 2-8 against Cohasset since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carver Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Cohasset Skippers at 4:30 p.m. Neither Carver nor Cohasset posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Carver's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Norwell on Thursday. They fell just short of the Clippers by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Carver has not been shut out since back in April.
Joe Mannix was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carver saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Pearlman, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Cohasset was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scituate.
Carver now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Cohasset, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Carver has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cohasset struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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