Carrollton has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Jefferson Dragons at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Carrollton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Carrollton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Locust Grove 5-4. That's two games straight that Carrollton has won by just one run.
John Cobb tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carrollton let Maddox Monsour and Landon Eubanks loose on the outfield. Monsour scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Eubanks scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Albertus, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jefferson came up short against Etowah on Thursday and fell 4-1.
Carrollton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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