The St. Joseph Central Irish will venture away from home to challenge the West Carter Comets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Central will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
St. Joseph Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on West Carter: they just beat Sherman at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Irish skirted past the Tide 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Irish have posted since April 15th.
Wyatt Pence
| 05/04/26 @ Sherman | 2 |
| 04/30/26 @ Tug Valley | 1 |
| 04/24/26 vs West Carter | 2 |
Wyatt Pence was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
Pence wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden McDowell, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. That's the most hits McDowell has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Carter). Everything went their way against Tolsia on Friday as they made off with a 17-2 win. The Comets haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
St. Joseph Central's record now sits at 25-2. As for West Carter, their record is now 3-15.
St. Joseph Central got the 'W' in their previous meeting last Friday against West Carter by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish 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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