The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers will face off against the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chartiers-Houston comes in on six and Carmichaels on three.
Chartiers-Houston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Branch a 4-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Carmichaels put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Claysburg-Kimmel as Carmichaels made off with an 8-1 win.
Bailey Barnyak made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Barnyak has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Barnyak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carys McConnell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Ali Jacobs was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
Chartiers-Houston pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Carmichaels, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Chartiers-Houston came out on top in a nail-biter against Carmichaels in their previous matchup back in May, sneaking past 3-2. Will Chartiers-Houston repeat their success, or does Carmichaels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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