St. Mary and Carlisle County are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The St. Mary Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Carlisle County Comets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
St. Mary lost 9-2 to Paducah Tilghman on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for St. Mary in their matchups with Paducah Tilghman: they've now lost seven in a row.
St. Mary saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Haas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Carlisle County waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Bombers out 4-3.
Koltyn Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Carlisle County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
St. Mary took their victory against Carlisle County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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