Carlisle hasn't had much luck against Red Land recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Thundering Herd will head out to square off against the Patriots at 4:15 p.m.
Carlisle is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since March 27th on Thursday. They fell just short of Palmyra by a score of 5-3.
Lucas Ream made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Red Land ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Gettysburg 10-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Lucas Elder and Bradley Minter did most of the damage at the plate: Elder went 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Minter went 3-for-6 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Minter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Collier, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Red Land kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.
Carlisle's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Red Land, their record is now 4-9.
Carlisle took their victory against Red Land in their previous matchup on April 3rd by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thundering Herd since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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