The Carroll Cougars will be playing at home against the Delphi Community Oracles at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carroll's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Tri-Central with a sharp 11-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Carroll has managed all season.
Cale Peters was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Coy Lytle, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Delphi Community brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against Tri-Central on Wednesday as Delphi Community made off with a 17-4 win. With that victory, Delphi Community brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Josh Hartley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Carroll's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Delphi Community, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Carroll has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Delphi Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Carroll couldn't quite finish off Delphi Community in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Carroll, Brock Burton (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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