The John Carroll Patriots will square off against the Fallston Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. John Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Friday, John Carroll earned a 5-1 win over Catholic. The Patriots haven't had any issues with Catholic recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Emily Hildt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kallissa Coats, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Mia Anderson was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fallston waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mariners a 12-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Sara Frist was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Hornyak, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
John Carroll's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Fallston, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. John Carroll hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fallston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
John Carroll couldn't quite get it done against Fallston when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as they fell 5-2. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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