For the second straight game, Carrick will face off against Taylor Allderdice. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Dragons at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
Carrick is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Taylor Allderdice just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to the Dragons. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
For Taylor Allderdice's part, Braelyn Altman was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Altman has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Karma Morgan, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and six RBI. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gracie Whitt, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one double.
Taylor Allderdice was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win (which was Taylor Allderdice's sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Carrick, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
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