Carlyle is on a three-game streak of home losses, East Alton-Wood River a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will take on the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Carlyle came up short against Wesclin and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that Carlyle has lost by exactly three runs.
Carlyle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Huels, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Grayson Strader was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Roxana by a score of 9-4.
Carlyle's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for East Alton-Wood River, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14-1.
Carlyle came up short against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Carlyle, Tyler Robinson (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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