The A.L. Brown Wonders will head out on the road to challenge the Carson Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (A.L. Brown has four straight wins, Carson has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, A.L. Brown earned a 7-4 victory over South Iredell.
Karma Little was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mady Baker, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Carson fell victim to West Rowan and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Falcons.
Carson saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Clark, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
A.L. Brown pushed their record up to 4-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Carson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Carson's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: A.L. Brown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .374. It's a different story for Carson, though, as they've only averaged .196. Will they be able to contain A.L. Brown's hitters?
Everything went A.L. Brown's way against Carson when the teams last played back in March as A.L. Brown made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for A.L. Brown since the team 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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