Baseball Preview: Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES vs. Tamaqua Blue Raiders
Mount Carmel is 0-3 against Tamaqua since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES will head out on the road to face off against the Tamaqua Blue Raiders at 4:30 p.m. The last four games Mount Carmel has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Mount Carmel had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Warrior Run.
Clark Cartright was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 7.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mount Carmel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Yagodzinskie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tamaqua, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Pine Grove out 3-2.
Mason Ligenza made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Ligenza was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4.
Mount Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Tamaqua, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount Carmel has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tamaqua struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mount Carmel came up short against Tamaqua in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Mount Carmel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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