East Carter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Blazer Tomcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, East Carter beat Greenup County 12-9.
Laken Knipp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Knipp has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Knipp was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adriana Cordle, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lydia Combs, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Blazer put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Frederick Douglass 14-6. 14 seems to be a good number for Blazer as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
East Carter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Blazer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-10.
East Carter came up short against Blazer in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can East Carter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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