Carver hasn't had much luck against Sandwich recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Crusaders will welcome the Blue Knights at 4:00 p.m. Carver will be strutting in after a win while Sandwich will be coming in after a loss.
Carver took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Wareham 8-2. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Kyle Carey was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joseph Ray, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sandwich didn't have quite enough to beat Middleborough on Tuesday and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Knights have lost by just one run.
Ty Creighton put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Creighton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Joe Coughlan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Sandwich's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Carver, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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