The Roland Park Country Reds will face off against the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars at 4:00 a.m. on Monday. Roland Park Country has given up an average of 10.9 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Roland Park Country is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against St. Paul's Girls on Tuesday. They came up short against the Gators, falling 12-2.
Roland Park Country saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Acey Hubbard, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Jill Balchunas also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
St. Paul's Girls hit Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a six-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars took a 15-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators.
Ava Libercci made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Nelson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one double.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Roland Park Country, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roland Park Country has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Our Lady of Mount Carmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Roland Park Country's way against Our Lady of Mount Carmel in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, as Roland Park Country made off with a 17-4 victory. Will the Reds repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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