The Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the Maize Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Maize took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Kapaun Mt. Carmel, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Kapaun Mt. Carmel got the win against Dodge City by a conclusive 14-1. Considering the Crusaders have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Maize might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to Hutchinson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Ethridge was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Maize saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Shaw, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Maize, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel couldn't quite finish off Maize in their previous matchup back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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