Carroll and Homestead are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Carroll Chargers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Homestead Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Carroll had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Leo.
Carroll got a good showing from Evan Rinehart, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Carroll saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Tratnyek, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Carroll was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leo only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Homestead's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Fort Wayne Snider by a score of 7-6.
Homestead also got a good showing from Luke Neiswonger, who tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
Carroll's record is now 13-7. As for Homestead, their record now sits at 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carroll has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carroll took their victory against Homestead in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Homestead's Alex Graber, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carroll still be able to contain Graber? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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