The Tamaqua Raiders will face off against the Mount Carmel Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Tamaqua has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Mount Carmel will come in with three straight wins.
North Schuylkill hit Tamaqua with a five-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders came up short against the Spartans, falling 12-3.
Tamaqua saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Frohnheiser, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Quinn Coleman also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Mount Carmel came out on top against Central Columbia on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive ten-run third inning. The Tornadoes were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Bluejays. The Tornadoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Keegan Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Mount Carmel let Lukas Carpenter and Jason Klokis run wild. Carpenter got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Klokis went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Carpenter is on a roll when it comes to triples, as he's now hit at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Yuskoski, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Mount Carmel hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive contests.
Tamaqua's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Mount Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Tamaqua couldn't quite finish off Mount Carmel when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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