The Carlisle Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the North Cross Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carlisle will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 18-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Blue Ridge on Tuesday. Carlisle narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Blue Ridge 9-7.
Cole Scarce made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. Scarce was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Carter was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Casey Thomas was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Cross got themselves on the board against Fishburne Military on Tuesday, but Fishburne Military never followed suit. They blew past the Caissons 10-0.
Like Carlisle, North Cross also got a great game from a two-way player: Hanchen Ou. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Ou was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, North Cross got a massive performance out of Ashton Shannon, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Leyton Sturm, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Carlisle pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Cross, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carlisle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Cross struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carlisle suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to North Cross when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Carlisle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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