Baseball Game Preview: Carroll Eagles vs. Long Rebels

Carroll hasn't had much luck against Long recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Carroll Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Long Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Tuesday, Carroll came up short against Zion Chapel and fell 9-4.

Meanwhile, Long fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Providence Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Rebels couldn't push the score so high this time.

Long's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.

Carroll suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Long in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Carroll have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.