Warsaw is 2-7 against Carroll since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Warsaw Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carroll Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Warsaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Warsaw is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against NorthWood on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-2. Warsaw's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Warsaw got a good showing from Reed Nelson, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Warsaw saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Stapleton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Logan O'Malley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Warsaw didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Carroll can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Northridge. 13 seems to be a good number for Carroll as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jaxon Sparks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Sparks was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carroll got a massive performance out of Asher Wagoner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Conner Barkel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Warsaw's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Carroll, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Warsaw has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Warsaw might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Carroll in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Warsaw have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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