The Carbondale Terriers are taking a road trip to square off against the East St. Louis Flyers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carbondale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Carbondale turned things around against Johnston City on Monday. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 6-1.
Lauren Lehman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jasmine Martin, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Anniston Thompson was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Carbondale hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Metro-East Lutheran, falling 12-0.
East St. Louis saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adre'Onna Harris, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Carbondale's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for East St. Louis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Carbondale's way against East St. Louis in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Carbondale made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Terriers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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