Carmichaels is 10-0 against Jefferson-Morgan since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Carmichaels Mighty Mikes will head out on the road to square off against the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets at 4:00 p.m. Carmichaels is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Carmichaels will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chartiers-Houston and snuck past 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for Carmichaels as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bailey Barnyak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 19 batters over 15 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Barnyak has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Barnyak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carys McConnell was incredible, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with two triples, a stolen base, and two RBI. Kaitlyn Waggett was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-7.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Jefferson-Morgan was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They lost 11-0 to Chartiers-Houston. Jefferson-Morgan has struggled against Chartiers-Houston recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Carmichaels' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Jefferson-Morgan, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Carmichaels beat Jefferson-Morgan 5-2 when the teams last played on Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carmichaels since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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