Carlyle came into Thursday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Okawville Rockets on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Carlyle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Guthrie made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Guthrie was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Butler, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jon Schmitt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Okawville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Lehde, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Lehde has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Okawville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlyle only tossed five.
Carlyle's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Okawville, they dropped their record down to 1-16 with that defeat, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Carlyle is on the road again on Saturday to play Centralia at 10:00 a.m. Carlyle will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Okawville, they will head out on the road to square off against Carlyle at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carlyle will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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