Carroll has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Carroll Tigers will host the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 12:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Carroll hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Carroll never let Corpus Christi Moody get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Friday.
Not much got past Ali Ann Deleon, who gave up just a hit to keep Corpus Christi Moody off the board. That's the fewest hits Deleon has allowed over her last eight matches.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaeleigh Mendez, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Talina Valdez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple.
Carroll hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial). Everything went their way against Corpus Christi Moody on Tuesday as Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial made off with a 27-7 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial got a massive performance out of Chrysta Coy, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Desi Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Carroll hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
