The Carterville Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carterville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Carterville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They walked away with a 13-10 win over Herrin.
Logan Ingle was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Ingle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Barrington, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Payton VanHorn was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Massac County 11-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Harrisburg needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Golish, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reed Rider, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Carterville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Harrisburg, their record is now 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carterville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harrisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carterville might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Harrisburg when the teams last played last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrisburg's Noah Arnold, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Carterville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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