The Oak Ridge Military Academy Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Carlisle Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oak Ridge Military Academy's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three contests, but Monday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oak Ridge Military Academy fell victim to Alexander Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They lost 17-0 to the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, Carlisle made easy work of Millennium on Thursday and carried off a 14-1 win. Considering the Chiefs have won four games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Blake Parsons and Cole Scarce were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Parsons didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Scarce tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carlisle is undefeated when Scarce allows one or fewer hits, but 4-5 otherwise. At bat, Parsons went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Scarce got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave Scarce a new career-high.
In other batting news, Mason Wood and Luke Carter did most of the damage at the plate: Wood got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Carter went 1-for-5 with one home run and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Wood a new career-high. Rafe Thomas also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Carlisle is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Oak Ridge Military Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
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