The West Carter Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fairview Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
West Carter is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Morgan County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 7-6.
Jake Carter was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Tabor Tackett was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base. Brody Boggs was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Fairview gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Joseph Central a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Fairview as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
West Carter's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Fairview, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
West Carter came up short against Fairview when the teams last played back in April, falling 9-4. Can West Carter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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