Baseball Recap: Fallston Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with John Carroll

Fallston faced John Carroll in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Fallston came up short against John Carroll, falling 12-4. The Cougars' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Fallston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Conley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Fallston now has a losing record of 3-4. As for John Carroll, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fallston will face off against Joppatowne at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Joppatowne has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.75 runs per game on average), something Fallston will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for John Carroll, they will square off against Towson at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Towson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so John Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them.