Carlyle and Red Bud are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Red Bud Musketeers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carlyle put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Flora a 10-0 shutout.
Carlyle let Sophia Hoffmann and Maddy Rae Schomaker loose on the outfield. Hoffmann scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Schomaker scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hoffmann has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Faith Weaver, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Red Bud scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Gibault Catholic with a sharp 20-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Bud.
Olivia Geralds was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Geralds was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Koester, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayna Bast, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Carlyle's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Red Bud, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Both Carlyle and Red Bud just can't seem to miss. Carlyle has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Red Bud struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Carlyle couldn't quite finish off Red Bud in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Carlyle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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