Carmel came into Thursday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past the Greenfield-Central Cougars 11-10. The high-scoring effort was just what Carmel needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Carmel got a big performance out of Jayden Kleiner, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Paxton Law was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Greenfield-Central's side, they got a massive performance out of Makenna Rankins, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilani Forshey, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI.
Carmel's victory bumped their record up to 9-20. As for Greenfield-Central, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-10.
Carmel will square off against Fishers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Greenfield-Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lawrence North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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