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| 05/06/26 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 05/05/26 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 05/09/25 - Home | 18-4 W |
| 05/07/25 - Away | 11-2 W |
| 05/14/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Carrollton is 9-1 against Minerva since May of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Warriors will host the Lions at 5:00 p.m. Carrollton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Minerva's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Carrollton came up short against New Philadelphia and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Minerva). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Buckeye Local a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Braydon Wood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Minerva is 5-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-11 otherwise. Wood was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Kolton Almasy was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Kandel, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Minerva always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Carrollton's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10. As for Minerva, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-13 record.
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