The Carlisle Indians will take on the Perry County Central Commodores at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carlisle 2.2, Perry County Central 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carlisle easily dispatched Fleming County on Sunday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Indians fell just short of Ohio County by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Perry County Central). They put the hurt on Bracken County with a sharp 13-2 win on Thursday. With that victory, the Commodores brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Dylan Elkins, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Parker Collett was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
The win (which was Perry County Central's third in a row) raised their record to 8-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Carlisle, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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