The Carroll Patriots will head out to take on the Greenon Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Fairmont, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Carroll was ranked tenth). The Patriots took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Firebirds on Thursday. Carroll's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Greenon fell victim to Fairbanks and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Panthers. Greenon haven't had much luck with Fairbanks recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Carroll suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 11-2-2. As for Greenon, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-2.
Everything went Carroll's way against Greenon when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as Carroll made off with an 8-0 win. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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