Carmel entered their tilt with Peru with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Peru Tigers on Friday. That's two games straight that Carmel has won by exactly three runs.
For Peru's part, they got a good showing from Ryne Butt, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Butt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Reis Bellar and Lucas Musser did some serious damage despite the final result: Bellar went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI, while Musser went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ian Potts, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Carmel has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 18-5.
Carmel will be playing in front of their home fans against Cathedral at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Peru, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Norwell at 7:30 p.m. Norwell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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