The Venice Gondoliers will head out to face off against the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Venice 2.3, Mt. Carmel 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Venice is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Trinity Classical Academy.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Jack Grassa, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Elsinore off the board. Grassa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bryce Miller was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
Venice has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 24 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Mt. Carmel, they pushed their record up to 22-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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