It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount Carmel had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Mid Valley Spartans. The victory was nothing new for Mount Carmel as they're now sitting on three straight.
Johnny Morgante was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gavin Lasko, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Mid Valley's side, they got a good showing from Cooper Lukasavage, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lukasavage has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mid Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Mills, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Mount Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Mid Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Mount Carmel is on the road again on Thursday to play Trinity. Trinity is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. Mid Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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