The Carterville Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carterville waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 6-0 shutout. Carterville's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five contests.
The team relied heavily on Kennedy Rushing, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colbie Bennett, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg made easy work of Benton on Thursday and carried off a 14-4 victory.
Carterville's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Harrisburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Everything went Carterville's way against Harrisburg in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Carterville made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Carterville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrisburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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