The Carroll Chargers will take on the East Noble Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carroll 3, East Noble 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carroll's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Western hitters got past them. The Chargers came up short against the Panthers on Saturday, falling 10-1.
Lauren Kirkpatrick was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, East Noble was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell just short of Leo by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Abby Alwine spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Paige Griggs made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Helmkamp, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one double.
East Noble's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carroll has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Noble struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carroll beat East Noble 7-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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