Mt. Carmel is 0-4 against Southwest EC since May of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Sundevils will head out to face off against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Neither Mt. Carmel nor Southwest EC posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Mt. Carmel was handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Grossmont a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Sundevils have posted since April 26th.
Jack Grassa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mt. Carmel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder McCoy, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Southwest EC's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calexico. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bulldogs since on Thursday.
Cole Redden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Mt. Carmel's record now sits at 17-12. As for Southwest EC, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 22-4.
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