The Ithaca Yellowjackets will square off against the Carrollton Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ithaca will be strutting in after a win while Carrollton will be coming in after a loss.
Ithaca took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Nouvel Catholic Central. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ithaca saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Thrush, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Carrollton couldn't beat Michigan Lutheran Seminary on Friday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Cavaliers fell 9-4 to the Cardinals. Cavaliers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Cardinals since on Friday.
Carrollton dropped their record down to 1-17 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Ithaca, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-9.
Ithaca beat Carrollton 7-2 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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