On Monday, Carmel faced Westfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Carmel Greyhounds had just enough and edged the Westfield Shamrocks out 6-5. The victory was nothing new for Carmel as they're now sitting on three straight.
Tyler Walkey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was JD Stein, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Westfield's side, Owen Swinford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Swinford has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Westfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Drozlek, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Caden Lindsey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Carmel's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Westfield, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Carmel will take on Trinity at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Trinity: 2.8, Carmel: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Westfield, they will head out on the road to challenge Fishers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Fishers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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