The Mt. Carmel Sundevils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mt. Carmel: 3.5, Scripps Ranch: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Mt. Carmel came up short against Mission Vista and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that Mt. Carmel has lost by exactly three runs.
Madie Codner was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Wolverines out 3-2.
Lily Eigen spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Scripps Ranch's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eva Frye, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Scripps Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Mt. Carmel skirted past Scripps Ranch 2-1 when the teams last played on March 5th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Eigen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mt. Carmel still be able to contain Eigen? There's only one way to find out.
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