Carterville waltzed into their game on Saturday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tolono Unity Rockets a 9-0 shutout. Considering Carterville has won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Carterville let Amayah Doyle and Colbie Bennett loose on the outfield. Doyle went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Bennett scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Carterville pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tolono Unity, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Carterville will head out on the road to challenge Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphysboro knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Carterville likes a good challenge. As for Tolono Unity, they will head out on the road to take on Okaw Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Okaw Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.5 runs per game on average), something Tolono Unity will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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