The Carmel Greyhounds will be playing at home against the Peru Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Carmel earned a 4-1 win over Kokomo. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carmel.
Carmel got a great performance from Theo Nagy as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Nagy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Adam Buczkowski, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of JD Stein, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Peru stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Whitko with a sharp 12-3 victory.
Matthew Roettger was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Roettger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reis Bellar was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Bryce Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Peru, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
Carmel took their victory against Peru in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-8. Does Carmel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peru turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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