Carroll had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Adams Central Flying Jets 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Carroll also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Emilia Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carroll saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Craker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Adams Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Carroll will take on Fort Wayne Snider at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carroll is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Adams Central, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Southwood at 10:00 a.m. Adams Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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