The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will head out on the road to square off against the Carmel Corsairs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Zion-Benton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Stevenson on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to the Patriots. Zion-Benton has struggled against Stevenson recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, everything went Carmel's way against DePaul College Prep on Monday as Carmel made off with a 12-4 victory.
Bella Cameron made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Cameron has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cameron was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Carney, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while going 3-for-5. Ainsley Rastovac was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two runs.
Zion-Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Carmel, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season.
Zion-Benton suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Carmel when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Zion-Benton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
