Patriots
| 05/07/25 vs Mount St. Joseph | 8-7 |
| 05/05/25 vs Mount St. Joseph | 10-3 |
| 05/01/25 @ Archbishop Curley | 17-0 |
| 04/30/25 vs Archbishop Curley | 9-0 |
| 04/28/25 @ Archbishop Curley | 13-1 |
John Carroll faced Mount St. Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Patriots won by a run and slipped past the Gaels 8-7. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Dalton Cole looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Casey Carpenter and Joey Coudon did most of the damage at the plate: Carpenter went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Coudon went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Carpenter has posted since back in March. Will Rhine was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
John Carroll was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.
John Carroll pushed their record up to 21-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mount St. Joseph, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season.
John Carroll will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mount St. Joseph: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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