Kapaun Mt. Carmel is 10-0 against North since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the North RedHawks at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Kapaun Mt. Carmel got the win against Hutchinson by a conclusive 14-2.
Meanwhile, North entered their tilt with South with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They beat the Titans on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-2.
Jessica Velazquez-Wallace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Velazquez-Wallace was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Beth-Sua Ramos was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lizbeth Retana, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel pushed their record up to 6-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for North, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Everything went Kapaun Mt. Carmel's way against North in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Kapaun Mt. Carmel made off with an 18-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kapaun Mt. Carmel 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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