Carlisle put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics as the Carlisle Chiefs made off with a 13-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Carlisle considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Cole Scarce was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Scarce has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Scarce was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carlisle let Luke Carter and Casey Thomas loose on the outfield. Carter scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Thomas scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Roanoke Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amelia Hamrick, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Carlisle now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Roanoke Catholic, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carlisle will square off against McMichael at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Roanoke Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against North Cross at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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