The Carmel Greyhounds will head out to challenge the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carmel will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
In Saturday's Canine Competition, Carmel prevailed. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Batesville on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cathedral faced Harrison in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Fighting Irish came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Irish.
Connor Christiansen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Christiansen was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Royce Ward, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Sam Bowles also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Carmel's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cathedral, their record now sits at 16-7.
Carmel was able to grind out a solid win over Cathedral when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds 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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