The Coronado Islanders will face off against the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Coronado 2.9, Mt. Carmel 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Coronado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Southwest EC 3-2.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Islanders by a score of 5-2.
The team relied heavily on Nate Godbold, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Ryder McCoy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Coronado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 19-12.
Coronado couldn't quite get it done against Mt. Carmel when the teams last played on Friday as they fell 5-2. Can the Islanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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