The Carver Challengers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Lindblom Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Carver will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Monday, Carver came up short against Kenwood and fell 14-11. Carver has struggled against Kenwood recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Lindblom put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Brooks as Lindblom made off with a 14-4 win.
Aviana Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Laylah Outlaw was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Outlaw is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Yazmere Bose was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
Carver's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lindblom, they pushed their record up to 6-3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Carver took their win against Lindblom in their previous matchup back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 16-10. Does Carver have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lindblom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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