Carmel Christian not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 6th (when they won 26-2). They blew past the Combine Academy Global Goats 14-3. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Drew Knowles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Carmel Christian: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 8-9-1 otherwise. Knowles was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Carson Russell
| 04/25/25 @ Combine Academy Global | 4 |
| 04/24/25 @ Gaston Christian | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Piedmont | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Union Academy | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Charlotte S | 1 |
In other batting news, Carson Russell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Nate Trunck was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Carmel Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory got Carmel Christian back to even at 10-10-1. As for Combine Academy Global, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Coming up, Carmel Christian will square off against Ambassador Christian School at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Combine Academy Global does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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