Carmel is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Palma is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carmel Padres will take on the Palma Chieftains at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
 Last Friday, Carmel made easy work of Monte Vista Christian  and carried off  an  11-4 victory.
 Carmel got a great performance from  Zander Lunt as he  pitched six innings while giving up just one earned  (and three unearned) runs off   six  hits.
 On the hitting side,  Justin LeMaster was a standout: he scored three  runs and  stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more  hits the last three times he's  played.  Sean Carr was another key contributor,  scoring three  runs and  stealing a base while  getting on base  in all three of his plate appearances.
 Meanwhile, Palma got the win against Live Oak  on Saturday by a conclusive  13-2.
 Carmel's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Palma, they have  been performing  well recently as they've  won nine of their last 11 matchups,  which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record  this season.
 Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Palma  in their previous meeting  back in March, sneaking past  2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was  Palma's  Alan Gonzalez, who   didn't allow a single  earned run and  only one  hit over four innings pitched. Now that he's  got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carmel still be able to contain  Gonzalez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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