The Carver Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Rockland Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carver is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Carver will bounce into Thursday's match after beating St. John Paul II, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Carver put the hurt on St. John Paul II with a sharp 8-2 victory on Monday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Carver has managed all season.
Joe Mannix spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Luke Pearlman and Tyler Lennox did most of the damage at the plate: Pearlman went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Lennox scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryder Holmes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Rockland made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hull on Saturday. Rockland had just enough and edged Hull out 11-9.
Carver is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Rockland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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