Carterville had to kick off their season on the road on Wednesday, but they showed no ill effects. They were the clear victor by a 27-4 margin over the Eldorado Eagles. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
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Aidan Swallers made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Swallers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Alex Kimbrough and Logan Ingle did most of the damage at the plate: Kimbrough got on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Ingle went 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave Ingle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Capie, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Carterville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .627. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eldorado only posted an OBP of .348.
Eldorado is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carterville will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Carmi-White County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Eldorado, they will square off against Pope County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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