The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will take on the Valhalla Norsemen in a tournament on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mt. Carmel's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Classical Academy 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sundevils.
Classical Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Isaac Reese, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up two walks). The dominant performance also gave Reese a new career-low in hits (zero).
At the plate, Mt. Carmel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Mendoza, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Mendoza has posted since back in April of 2024. Carson Weber also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Valhalla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Christian, falling 13-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Mace Wheeler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run.
Mt. Carmel now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Valhalla, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Mt. Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Valhalla in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. Does Mt. Carmel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valhalla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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