Carroll is 5-0 against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Carroll Chargers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Carroll's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Norwell on Thursday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Carroll has not been shut out since back in March.
Carroll saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Barkel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Fort Wayne Wayne. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran.
Jack Andrews was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Andrews has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Andrews was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jalen Campos was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Zane Bultemeyer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Carroll's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 5-15 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Carroll took their win against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Carroll repeat their success, or does Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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