The Mt. Carmel Aces will challenge the Edwards County Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mt. Carmel will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Grayville on Wednesday. The Aces put the hurt on the Bison with a sharp 23-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Aces in their matchups with the Bison: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Edwards County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Cisne 19-2 on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Allison Groff made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, Edwards County let Kyndal Richards and Lily Jones run wild. Richards got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Jones went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI Richards has posted since back in March. Grace Bishop was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
Edwards County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cisne only posted an OBP of .250.
Mt. Carmel's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Edwards County, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Everything went Mt. Carmel's way against Edwards County in their previous meeting back in March, as Mt. Carmel made off with a 16-8 victory. Will the Aces repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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