Carmel extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-12. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Cary-Grove Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Corsairs have suffered since April 13th.
Jacob Pankau made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Preston Dahm was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Cary-Grove, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-15. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since March 24th.
On Cary-Grove's side, they got a great performance from Andrew McGee as he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Those nine strikeouts gave McGee a new career-high.
At the plate, Canyon McKinney was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Cary-Grove: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-14 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Pristera, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Carmel has already played their next contest, a 9-8 defeat against Benet Academy on the 2nd. As for Cary-Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 9-4 victory against Dundee-Crown on the 1st.
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