The Carlisle Indians will head out on the road to take on the Big Sandy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carlisle will bounce into Friday's game after beating Overton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Carlisle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Overton on Tuesday.
Brandon Garza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Carlisle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Meija, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Big Sandy never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against Leverett's Chapel by a score of 3-0.
Carlisle is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Big Sandy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Everything went Carlisle's way against Big Sandy in their previous matchup back in March as Carlisle made off with a 9-3 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Big Sandy's Tyson Tapley, who struck out ten batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carlisle still be able to contain Tapley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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