The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Neither Carlyle nor Gibault Catholic posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Thursday, Carlyle needed a bit of extra time to put away Okawville. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Rockets.
Joshua Vonder Haar was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Nashville by a score of 3-2.
Tyler Frierdich was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Carlyle's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-19.
Carlyle suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Gibault Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Carlyle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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