After a string of three wins, Mt. Carmel's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 16-2 to the Gibson Southern Titans. The defeat continues a trend for Mt. Carmel in their matchups with Gibson Southern: they've now lost five in a row.
Mt. Carmel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Browning, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Gibson Southern's side, Kolton Schmitt looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Schmitt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Alldredge was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brayden Campbell, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Mt. Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Gibson Southern, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Mt. Carmel will be playing at home against Marshall at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Gibson Southern, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Evansville Memorial at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Evansville Memorial: 3.1, Gibson Southern: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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