The Greenville Comets will take on the Carlinville Cavaliers at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Greenville's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Carlinville has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Greenville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Pana as they made off with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Comets have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carlinville). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Vandalia on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cavaliers as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Noah Convery made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Carlinville is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-11 otherwise. Convery was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Wagner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Blake Killam was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Carlinville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Carlinville's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Greenville, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Greenville took their win against Carlinville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 18-0 score. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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