Carroll is 1-6 against Hamilton Southeastern since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Carroll Chargers will be staying on the road to face off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Carroll: 2.4, Hamilton Southeastern: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Huntington North 5-4.
Emilia Garcia looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Carroll's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaidyn Fuller, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Southeastern came tearing into Wednesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Berries onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
Not much got past Grace Swedarsky, who gave up just one hit and racked up 19 Ks to keep Logansport off the board. Those 19 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Lani Wyrick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chloe Smith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Carroll has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Carroll hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hamilton Southeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Carroll came up short against Hamilton Southeastern when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Carroll, Sage Ladig (who pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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