Carterville is 9-1 against Pinckneyville since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Carterville Lions will look to defend their home field against the Pinckneyville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Carterville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Pinckneyville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Carterville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against Murphysboro by a score of 3-0. The victory was just what Carterville needed coming off of a 9-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
Carterville got a great performance from Brady Phillips as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Phillips has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Drew Barrington was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pinckneyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Benton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Pinckneyville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talan Benbrook, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Carterville now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Pinckneyville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Carterville took their win against Pinckneyville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. Does Carterville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinckneyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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