While it was Samson who put the first points on the board on Monday, it was Carroll who put up more. The Samson Tigers came up short against the Carroll Eagles, falling 14-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-4 last Saturday.
Samson saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Glisson, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Glisson has posted since back in April of 2024. Another was Emma Sormrude, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Even though they lost, Samson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Samson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Carroll, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6-1.
Looking ahead, Samson will head out on the road to square off against Cottonwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Samson has given up an average of 12.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Carroll, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Long at 6:00 p.m.
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