Carbondale won against Cahokia last Tuesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Terriers didn't even let the Comanches on the board, marking the Terriers' second-straight 17-0 shutout. Considering the Terriers have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Anniston Thompson was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aryn Vaughn was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Zeppelynn Burkey was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Terriers
| 04/10/25 @ Cahokia | 87.1% |
| 04/08/25 vs Cahokia | 71.4% |
| 04/01/25 vs Centralia | 47.1% |
| 03/28/25 vs Freeburg | 29% |
| 03/25/25 @ Zeigler-Royalton | 42.1% |
| + 22 more games |
Carbondale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .871. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win was the fifth in a row for Carbondale, bringing their record up to 5-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Cahokia, they dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Carbondale will head out on the road to face off against Carterville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Cahokia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dupo at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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