Carmel is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lawrence North is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carmel Greyhounds will take on the Lawrence North Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Carmel made easy work of Hamilton Southeastern and carried off a 10-3 win.
The team relied heavily on James Charland, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. JD Stein was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lawrence Central as Lawrence North made off with a 15-8 victory. Lawrence North's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carmel's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Lawrence North, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything went Carmel's way against Lawrence North when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Carmel made off with a 12-4 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lawrence North's Andy Hargrove, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Carmel to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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