Kenwood is 0-5 against Chicago Mt. Carmel since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kenwood Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kenwood can't be too worried about heading out to take on Chicago Mt. Carmel: they just beat De La Salle at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Kenwood walked away with a 6-1 win over De La Salle on Wednesday. The victory was familiar territory for Kenwood who now have three in a row.
Kenwood got a great performance from Evan Stinson as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Savion Flowers, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Khamaree Thomas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Chicago Mt. Carmel has not done well against Brother Rice recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Chicago Mt. Carmel skirted past Brother Rice 11-9. The win was nothing new for Chicago Mt. Carmel as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kenwood is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Chicago Mt. Carmel, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
Kenwood suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Chicago Mt. Carmel in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Kenwood, Chris Whelton (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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