Softball Game Preview: Pendleton Heights Arabians vs. Carmel Greyhounds

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Previous Games

04/17/24 - Away	15-1 W
04/19/23 - Home	15-1 W
04/20/22 - Away	4-2 W
05/05/21 - Home	14-4 W
04/17/19 - Home	13-1 W
+ 4 more games

Pendleton Heights is 8-1 against Carmel since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Arabians will host the Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Pendleton Heights is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Delta on Tuesday. The Arabians blew past the Eagles 10-4. The Arabians haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carmel). They put the hurt on North Central with a sharp 13-3 win on Tuesday. The Greyhounds not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 26, 2024 (when they won 14-0).

Emily Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Carmel got a massive performance out of Megan Pike, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Pike a new career-high. Mia Fleming was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Carmel kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.4.

Carmel's victory bumped their record up to 2-10. As for Pendleton Heights, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

Everything went Pendleton Heights' way against Carmel in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Pendleton Heights made off with a 15-1 win. Do the Arabians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Greyhounds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.