Carbondale has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Meridian Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carbondale will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Saturday, Carbondale made easy work of Cobden and carried off a 14-3 win.
Carbondale got a great performance from Lilly Graham as she struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Ella Karayiannis was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Schauf, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Meridian was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to Elverado. The shutout was out of character for Meridian seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meridian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiara Lane, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Lane is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Carbondale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-14-1. As for Meridian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Carbondale took their win against Meridian when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carbondale since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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