Baseball Recap: Carmel Padres vs. Saratoga Falcons
Carmel can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Saratoga Falcons with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Carmel who now have five in a row.
Hudson Rutherford looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Justin LeMaster and Matt Maxon did most of the damage at the plate: LeMaster scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Maxon scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Carmel pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Saratoga, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Carmel will look to defend their home field on Monday against Salinas at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carmel: 2.4, Salinas: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Saratoga, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lynbrook at 4:00 p.m. Saratoga is facing Lynbrook at the right time seeing as Lynbrook is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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