Obama Academy of International Studies is 1-7 against Carrick since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Obama Academy of International Studies Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carrick Raiders at 3:30 p.m. Obama Academy of International Studies will be strutting in after a win while Carrick will be coming in after a loss.
Obama Academy of International Studies can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Steel Valley as Obama Academy of International Studies made off with a 13-4 victory.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Carrick's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Taylor Allderdice by a score of 10-9. Carrick has not had much luck with Taylor Allderdice recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Eli Wittmann was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Wittmann was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mason Maxwell led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Riley Mares was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
The win got Obama Academy of International Studies back to even at 3-3. As for Carrick, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Obama Academy of International Studies might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Carrick when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mares, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Obama Academy of International Studies knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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